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favored fews

0please help me with the following sentence. 02br
00 "You're the favored fews."02br
00I heard this in the movie 'Chariots of Fire'.02br
00The speaker was talking to runners, who were chosen for the 1920 Olympic game held in France.02br
00 The runners are talented and highly motivated to win.02br
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00I'm not sure if what I heard is correct. 02br
00In the above context, does "favored fews" make sense?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00please help me with the following sentence. "02font 00 This is not grammatical. I'm sure they said 'few', not 'few01b 01font 00s02font 00'02b 00.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00please help me with the following sentence.
  • "02font 00 This is not grammatical.
  • I'm sure they said 'few', not 'few01b 01font 00s02font 00'02b 00.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00 ----------------------------------------------------02font 02br 02br 01font 00I'm not sure if what I heard is correct.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00In the above context, does "favored few01font 01del 01u 00s02u 02del 02font 00" make sense?
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0Hi,02br
02br
01font00please help me with the following sentence. 02font02br
02br
01font02font02br
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01font00 "You're the favored fews."02font00 This is not grammatical. I'm sure they said 'few', not 'few01b01font
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0 Thank you for your response, Clive.02br
00My English has a lot of room for improvement.02br
02br
00I have to work hard to improve my listening skills.0-
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