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Bookmark or Share- Quantifiers: 'few', 'a few', 'little' and 'a bit of' - British Council"A few" has a generally positive meaning, and "few" has a generally negative meaning. For example: "I have a few friends" - this means I have enough friends, or I have some friends.
- Few, A Few—What's the Difference? - GrammarlyFew is a quantifier used with plural countable nouns. Without the article “a,” few emphasizes a small number of something. Adding the article removes the emphasis—a few means some. The same rule applies to little, which is used with singular uncountable nouns.
- Few Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : a small number of units or individuals. a few of them. 2. : a special limited number. the discriminating few. Phrases. few and far between. : few in number and infrequently met : rare.
- "Few" vs. "Couple" vs. "Several" – What's The Difference? | Dictionary.comA few is generally considered to mean between two and several. Some people use a few to mean around three, but this is not a universal interpretation. Its meaning is highly relative to the context—it often depends on what’s being discussed, especially the scale and expectations.
- Little, a little, few, a few - Cambridge Grammar - Cambridge Dictionaryfrom English Grammar Today. (A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. Compare. A little, a few with a noun. We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns:
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