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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Difference between few and a few

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plz i wanna know the difference in use between the use of a few and few?thanks.
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The search box will give you countless examples. A few is positive, meaning there is no shortage; few is negative, meaning very few: I have a few/some friends. I have [very] few friends.

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  • The search box will give you countless examples.
  • A few is positive, meaning there is no shortage; few is negative, meaning very few: I have a few/some friends.
  • I have [very] few friends.
  • = hardly any CB
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The search box will give you countless examples. A few is positive, meaning there is no shortage; few is negative, meaning very few:

I have a few/some friends.
I have [very] few friends. = hardly any

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