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Is the word "several" fits here?

English Language Learners Asked on November 5, 2021

In Braveheart (1995), Hamish watches two runners running through hillside:

Hamish: William! It’s several runners!

Two runners approaches Wallace and his band:

Runner 1: The English are advancing an army toward Stirling.

Wallace: Do the nobles rally?

Runner 2: Robert the Bruce and most of the others will not commit to
battle, but word has spread, and the Highlanders are coming down on
their own.

If there are only two runners, so several means more than two, so word several fits here?

One Answer

You are mistaken, he doesn't say "several".

He says:

William, it's our runners.

The Scottish accent makes the word "our" into two distinct syllables (ow-er). Some other British English accents pronounce it similarly, although a little less obviously; others with one syllable (similar to the word 'are'). This, along with the accent may have contributed to your mistake.


You are correct that "several" means more than two, but not many.

Answered by Astralbee on November 5, 2021

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