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Vague Language

Sometimes, we don't need to be precise or we don't have the exact data, in these cases, we can use vague language to express things in an inexact way.

There are around 190 countries in the world roughly There are roughly 190 countries in the world
I've seen 4 or 5 episodes of this TV serie ... or so I've seen 4 or so episodes of this TV serie
It costs 30€ or 35€... or soIt costs 30€ or so
There are twenty to thirty students in the class ...-oddThere are 20-odd students in the class
I suppose she's somewhere between 50 and 60...-oddI suppose she's about 50-odd
I usually go to bed approximately at 11-ishI usually go to bed at 11-ish
We're meeting in the office around eight-ishWe're meeting in the office at eightish
I suppose he must be about 50-60...somethingI suppose he must be 50-something
I'll finish my work around 10...thereaboutsI'll finish my at 10 or thereabouts
There will only be around 10 people at my birthday party... in the region ofThere will only be in the region of 10 people at my birthday party
She will be four next monthcoming up toShe's coming up to four
The time now is 8.19 and twenty secondscoming up to ...It's just coming up to 8.20
It takes an hour and fifty-five minutes by fast trainjust under...It takes just under two hours by fast train
There were about 60 peoplesomewhere in the region of..There were somewhere in the region of 60 people
A smart suit will cost you about XXXX €somewhere in the region of...A smart suit will cost you somewhere in the region of XXXX€
I'd guess there were ten thousand people at the concertsomething like...There were something like ten thousand people at the concert
There are 235 islands in Hong KongoverThere are over 200 islands in Hong Kong
The store is about 10 miles away give or takeThe store is 10 miles away, give or take