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Zany banana 409 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Usage of 'a little'

I'm a little hungry./ I'm hungry a little.( I'm not hungry a lot)

She is a little beautiful./ She is beautiful a little. ( She is not beautiful a lot)

Please let me know which is the correct way of saying in the either pair. The meaning I want to convey is given in the bracket.

  

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"I'm a little hungry" is correct. g. you can be "very beautiful" but hardly "slightly beautiful").

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  • "I'm a little hungry" is correct.
  • g.
  • you can be "very beautiful" but hardly "slightly beautiful").
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"I'm a little hungry" is correct.

"She is a little beautiful" doesn't work well, probably because "beautiful" only has positive degrees (e.g. you can be "very beautiful" but hardly "slightly beautiful").

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