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little / a little
few / a few
(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:
All she wanted was a few moments on her own.
( some , a small number )
She had few moments on her own.
( not many / almost none )
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She saves a little money every month.
( some , a small amount )
They had little money to spend.
( not much / almost nothing)
Have you got any money?
Yes, a little.
( some , a small amount )
Have you got any money?
No, very little.
(not much / almost nothing)
a little , a few [with a noun]
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We use ( a little )
with singular uncountable nouns.
We use ( a few )
with plural countable nouns:
Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.
We stayed a few days in Florence and visited the museums.
Nouns: countable and uncountable
little, few [ with a noun ]
We use ( little ) with uncountable nouns.
We use ( few ) with plural countable nouns.
They are used in formal contexts:
I’m not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice.
Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.
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