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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

few showers

What's the difference between 'few showers' and 'a few showers'?

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Note: Shower is countable.
  

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A FEW = some or a small number. FEW = not many, not enough So if you say 'In July there were few showers' that means that there weren't enough showers, it was a dry month. But if you say 'In July there were a few showers', that means that there were some showers that month.

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  • A FEW = some or a small number.
  • FEW = not many, not enough So if you say 'In July there were few showers' that means that there weren't enough showers, it was a dry month.
  • But if you say 'In July there were a few showers', that means that there were some showers that month.
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A FEW = some or a small number.

FEW = not many, not enough

So if you say 'In July there were few showers' that means that there weren't enough showers, it was a dry month. But if you say 'In July there were a few showers', that means that there were some showers that month.
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