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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

a few a little

A question which I couldn't find a grammatical explanation:

WE say: How many eggs are there?

Only a few.

Why can't we use some in this case??
  

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Some doesn't have the exact meaning of a small number , like a few has.

  • Some doesn't have the exact meaning of a small number , like a few has.
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Some doesn't have the exact meaning of a small number, like a few has.

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