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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A few

Hi, I have one question.

When there are a few things it means that there are 2-10 things.
How to say when there are 11-20 things?
How to say it with 21-99 things?

Thanks
  

Top answer

)) It't not that exact. "Man is the measure of all things". "A few" means a little amount to the given person and in the given situation.

— Ant_222

  • )) It't not that exact.
  • "Man is the measure of all things".
  • "A few" means a little amount to the given person and in the given situation.
  • Anton
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)) It't not that exact. "Man is the measure of all things".

"A few" means a little amount to the given person and in the given situation. 

Anton
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Hi,

When there are a few things it means that there are 2-10 things. You have the wrong idea here. 'Few' just means 'not many'. It's a subjective term. In other words, it depends on the context and on how the speaker is thinking. You can't define it precisely in terms of a specific range of numbers.



Consider an extreme case. A car costs $10,000. I'd say 'It costs a lot
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