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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

fair

"Are there many of them in here?" asked Hermione.
"Oh, a fair few... Keep themselves to themselves mostly, but they're good enough about turnin' up if ever I want a word. They're deep, mind, centaurs... they know things... jus' don' let on much."

Is ‘fair’ a adverb modifying ‘few’, and meaning ‘very’?
  

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eipjoo Is ‘fair’ a adverb modifying ‘few’ Yes. eipjoo and meaning ‘very’? No, 'a fair view' is several (more than a few).

— Mister Micawber

  • eipjoo Is ‘fair’ a adverb modifying ‘few’ Yes.
  • eipjoo and meaning ‘very’?
  • No, 'a fair view' is several (more than a few).
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eipjooIs ‘fair’ a adverb modifying ‘few’
Yes.
eipjoo and meaning ‘very’?
No, 'a fair view' is several (more than a few).
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Does "a fair few" have the similar meaning with "quite a few"?
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Yes, I think it's only a dialect difference.
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I’m having some trouble accepting fair as an adverb in that sentence, MM. It looks like an adjective modifying the pronoun few.
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Aspara GusI’m having some trouble accepting fair as an adverb in that sentence, MM. It looks like an adjective modifying the pronoun few.
I agree; I wasn't paying attention to that aspect of the question.
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