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Trouper Posted 18 years ago
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00Should I write: I have a very limited friend or I have limited friends 02br
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02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

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0Hi,02br
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01font00Should I write: I have a very limited friend or I have limited friends.02font00 If you mean that you have only a small number of friends, it sounds better to say 'I have 01i00a limited number of02i00 friends'.02br
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0Dear clive,02br
00But is it wrong to say I have very limited friends?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00No, but the meaning of 'few' is not clear. It sounds a bit like your friends are limited in the sense that they do not have many skills or talents. 02br
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0Hi Clive, Do you think that the word "limited" is not appropriate. Why don't we simply say "I have few friends." Or "I don't have many friends"0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Do you think that the word "limited" is not appropriate. Why don't we simply say "I have few friends." Or "I don't have many friends"02font02br
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00Yes, you can say 'few' or 'not . . many'.02br
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00But when you say 'limited', it suggests a bit that something 01i
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