Several?

For a long time I have had a problem with the word 'several' (seriously), I think it is the stupidest word ever created/said, even stupider than 'Quixotic' (Quixotic: not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state).

Now thats a stupid sounding word with a cool definition. 'Several' meaning "of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" is just silly, why not just say many, or 'a few', several sounds like seven, and for a long time I sued to think it was another way of saying seven, as stupid as it sounds that makes more sense to me than meaning more than 2, but not many! Does that make me Quixotic?

Several? I use it, I admit, but I still dont like it!

(I almost forgot to post this, the word came up last night in the pub, and got me going again, so I said I'd blog it, but then a few Amstels later, and there was no way I was going to remember, luckily I have friends that no matter how drunk they get, they still seem to remember these things for me, Thank you Dayne, and dont say I didnt tell you that Asahi does that)