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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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few, a few, a couple of -- difference?

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00I think no. 1 and 2 can be said to be making their points from different polarity view points. Are they basically saying the same thing and correct?02br
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00I have been busy for a (past) few days.02br
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00I have been busy for (past) few days.02br
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00I have been busy for a (past) couple of days.0-
  

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02br 00First: you cannot use 01i 00'past02i 00' in these formations. 02br 00. 0-

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  • 02br 00First: you cannot use 01i 00'past02i 00' in these formations.
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00First: you cannot use 01i00'past02i00' in these formations. These are possible, but the first two are not as common as the third:02br
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01i00I've been busy for a few days.02i02br
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01i00I've been busy for a couple of days.02i02br
01i00I've been busy for01
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0Thank you, Mr. M. What is the difference? Why a person might envision a polarity, whereas the others might not. Both seem to be applying the chosen phrases before a plural noun.02br
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00I have been busy for a few days. I have eaten a few apples. -- from a positive polarity view point?02br
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00I have been busy for few days. I have eaten few apples.
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