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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Quite a few and Quite few

Hello.

I'm confused about the usage of "quite few".
I thought I learn that "quite few" is used to describe great number of sth.
Is it wrong?
"Quite a few" means that too, isn't it?

I would be delighted if someone could help me.
  

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quite a few = a fairly large number quite few = a fairly small number I know that sounds crazy, but it's true nonetheless. 'Quite a few' is the more common expression. Because of the potential for confusion, I would avoid 'quite few' and say something like 'not very many' instead.

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  • quite a few = a fairly large number quite few = a fairly small number I know that sounds crazy, but it's true nonetheless.
  • 'Quite a few' is the more common expression.
  • Because of the potential for confusion, I would avoid 'quite few' and say something like 'not very many' instead.
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quite a few = a fairly large number
quite few = a fairly small number

I know that sounds crazy, but it's true nonetheless. 'Quite a few' is the more common expression. Because of the potential for confusion, I would avoid 'quite few' and say something like 'not very many' instead.
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Thank you very much for your quick answer! I think I had misheard and remevered wrongly.
I try to use your " not very many" if I need .

Thanks alot!

Yoshi
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