Little girl or small girl ?
strictly speaking what's the difference ?
I've heard both
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' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude not necessarily the size of the cottage. ' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude of dislike (He is not a cool great man). By comparison, when you simply wish to describe the size of someone or something, use 'small'.
- ' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude not necessarily the size of the cottage.
- ' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude of dislike (He is not a cool great man).
- By comparison, when you simply wish to describe the size of someone or something, use 'small'.
- ' In these examples, we express literally the size of the 'car and daughter'.
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'little' usually expresses an emotional attitude such as affection or dislike:
'We've rented a cozy little cottage in the countryside.' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude not necessarily the size of the cottage.
'You shouldn't let that silly little man upset you.' Here, by 'little', we express an emotional attitude of dislike (He is not a cool great m
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