I'm looking for a casual way to say approximately in this dialog. Would there around be idiomatic?
How many close friends do you have?
I don't know... Seven.
Seven?
Yeah. There around.
asked Jan 18, 2022 at 14:49
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4How about 'thereabouts' or 'more or less'?– JMBJan 18, 2022 at 14:58
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5There's also "give or take".... or my personal favourite: "ish" - As in "I'll be there at 7ish"– Andrew CorriganJan 18, 2022 at 15:07
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3It sounds about right.– Andrew TobilkoJan 18, 2022 at 15:14
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2I'd also use "roughly"..."I don't know, roughly seven" or "Yeah, roughly" (a bit more colloquial in UK English and short for "roughly speaking"). macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/roughly-speaking– FionaJan 18, 2022 at 16:54
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1"There around" is correct, but is only natural in certain varieties of English. The other answers above are natural in any standard variety of English.– gotube ♦Jan 18, 2022 at 22:18
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I suggest:
Yeah, about that.
perhaps spoken as 'bout tha'
Other suggestions from comments:
'thereabouts' or 'more or less' "give or take". "It sounds about right" or "roughly" as in "roughly seven"