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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

some / a few - a little

01- Is there any difference between some and a few or a little regarding the amount to which they vaguely refer?02br
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002- It is a fish's tail.02br
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0 To me, 'some' just means 'not all': 01i 00Some people are black; some people are white; ... Some Muslims are Sunny; some Muslims are Shiite; ... 02i 02br 00 "a few" goes with countable items.

— CalifJim

  • 0 To me, 'some' just means 'not all': 01i 00Some people are black; some people are white; ...
  • Some Muslims are Sunny; some Muslims are Shiite; ...
  • 02i 02br 00 "a few" goes with countable items.
  • The limits are vague - three to ten, usually, I would guess.
  • 'not many' in any case.
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0 To me, 'some' just means 'not all': 01i00Some people are black; some people are white; ... Some Muslims are Sunny; some Muslims are Shiite; ... Some people like sugar in their coffee; some people don't.02i02br
00 "a few" goes with countable items. The limits are vague - three to ten, usually, I would guess. 'not many' in any case. 01i00A few
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01a- I need some papers.02br
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001b- I need a few papers.02br
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00What is the difference between 1a and 1b / 2a and 2b? Do you think the number of the papers or the amount of orange juice they refer to are the same?02br
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002a- There is some orange juice in the jug.02br
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002b- There is a little orange ju
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0Hi Daimond,02br
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001a- I need some papers. -------01font00Ok02font02br
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001b- I need a few [00 00] 00 00papers.------- 01font00pieces of02font02br
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00What is the difference between 1a and 1b / 2a and 2b? Do you think the number
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0 Yes, thank you very much. 0-
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00Do you think the number of the papers or the amount of orange juice they refer to are the same?12blockquote
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00 I think "a few" and "a little" both refer to quantities -- small quantities, to be more specific.02br
00 I think "some" refers to existence.02br
00 In some ways the two ideas are incomparable
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0 01b00Paper02b00 is normally used as an uncountable noun. When you say 01i00papers02i00, do you mean01i00 newspapers02i00 or 01i00documents02i00? 0-
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10Do you think the number of the papers or the amount of orange juice they refer to are the same?22blockquote
20I think "a few" and "a little" both refer to quantities -- small quantities, to be more specific.12br
10I think "some" refers to existence.12b
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Samina poured some juice in the glass

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