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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

A few handfuls

Hi.

Is the phrase a few handfuls a pleonasm?

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No. A 'handful' just means 'a small amount' (literally, that might fill your hand ). You wouldn't call eg 'a few grams' a pleonasm, would you?

— Clive

  • No.
  • A 'handful' just means 'a small amount' (literally, that might fill your hand ).
  • You wouldn't call eg 'a few grams' a pleonasm, would you?
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No.
A 'handful' just means 'a small amount' (literally, that might fill your hand).

You wouldn't call eg 'a few grams' a pleonasm, would you?
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Thank you, Clive, for your useful reply.
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