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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

earlier/early; a few/few

You have come earlier/early today.

I still have a few/few things to confirm.

Could you tell me which options are correct? If both options are correct, could you tell me what is the difference in meaning between them?
  

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-- Both OK. It depends on whether another arrival has been compared with this one. I still have a few things to confirm.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- Both OK.
  • It depends on whether another arrival has been compared with this one.
  • I still have a few things to confirm.
  • -- 'Few' alone sounds odd here, although it is possible.
  • A few = several.
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You have come earlier/early today.-- Both OK. It depends on whether another arrival has been compared with this one.

I still have a few things to confirm. -- 'Few' alone sounds odd here, although it is possible. A few = several. Few = not many.
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