A house with six people

I guess 7.

Hi Mister Micawber,

Thanks for helping me.

Statement: John, Mary, Susan, Jim, Tom and Anne live in a house together.

Could you correct my questions and statement below, please? (I am sure if I should use "the house" or "a house" also)

1. John, do you live in a house with five / six people?

2. John, how ma

1. John, do you live in a house with five or six people?
John: I live in a house with 5 people.

2. John, how many people do you live with in the house?
John says he lives with five people in the house.

I don't deny that your questions are open to ambiguity, but you are the person who insists on being ambiguous, and it is my job to bring s

Hi Mister Micawber,

I copied this from a CSI show. The detective asks "You were living in a house with six people" ( I thought maybe it is "a house of six") But the caption shows "with" on the screen. I knew there were 6 people living in the house. I had asked the wrong question (ambiguity) by copying "You were" in my post. I just wanted to check my own understanding,

If you don't want the sentence to be ambiguous, you need to say "John was living in a house with five other people." Then it's clear that the total, including John, was six.

(By the way -- you can't always trust the captions on tv -- they're not always accurate.)

John is living in a house of six people -- Not natural

John is living in a house with six people -- Natural

As JHoff says, only 'other' will solve the problem.

Hi Knoff, hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for your help.

Have a good day.

Tinanam