Monday, April 18, 2016

Another weird "several"

Like the Jeopardy! clue that described Latin America as comprising "several countries", here's another example of a several that's way too big for me:

The older Julian calendar used by Eastern Orthodox churches trails the Gregorian calendar by several days. (source)

The Julian calendar trails the Gregorian one by fifteen days. That's not "several".

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