Originally posted by fabian:Question for the English around here:
I am reading some scientific articles and the word 'fifty-odd' was in one of them. I know it means approximately fifty, but could it mean 49 too or is only for numbers above fifty?
Internet wasn't very helpful...
Saying fifty-odd is just an estimate. Normally it would suggest 50 or slightly more but the nature of estimates mean it may also be slightly less.