What kind of noun can be after "some little"

hoangtuansuI take a glance on internet and see someone saying that "some little" is the same as "a little".

I don't think that's true. Do you have a source you can cite?

hoangtuansuI've made some little cakes for Claire's birthday party.

Here is what your sentence means: I've made some[=an unspecified number] little[=small

Hello,

Unfortunately, I've lost that site but I've suspected it so I post a question here.

You say in my case, "little" means "small", so can I use "little" instead of "small" in other cases?

So sorry but what do you mean by saying the last sentence? I just confuse if it's an advice or just an example for me.

Thanks,

HTS

hoangtuansuHello,

I take a glance on internet and see someone saying that "some little" is the same as "a little".

First of all, "a little" can mean 'a small' or it can mean 'not much'.

Especially countable nouns can follow "some little" when it means 'a small'.

hoangtuansuI take a glance on internet and see someone saying that "some little" is the same as "a little".

It can have the same (or nearly the same) meaning. Yes.

Everything was quiet in the coffee shop until some little kid fell down and started screaming.

With plurals it can't mean "a little", of course, as in the case of yo

CalifJim

hoangtuansuI take a glance on internet and see someone saying that "some little" is the same as "a little".

It can have the same (or nearly the same) meaning. Yes.

Everything was quiet in the coffee shop until some little kid fell down and started screaming.

With plurals it can't mean "a little", of course, a

hoangtuansu
In your example, you mentioned "some little kid" with "a little" meaning, didn't you? So why not "kids"? Because I think "kid" is a countable noun, so is it right if use "kid" with "little" ?

Tuan

Just because "kid" is a countable noun doesn't mean that there has to be more than one kid every time. You can just have 'a kid'. ( =one kid).

canadian45

hoangtuansu In your example, you mentioned "some little kid" with "a little" meaning, didn't you? So why not "kids"? Because I think "kid" is a countable noun, so is it right if use "kid" with "little" ? Tuan

Just because "kid" is a countable noun doesn't mean that there has to be more than one kid every time. You can ju

hoangtuansuBut in his example, he meant "a little", not "a small" I guess.
It's the same meaning.

canadian45

hoangtuansu
But in his example, he meant "a little", not "a small" I guess.

It's the same meaning.

So you mean a little can be used with a countable noun and it's in the singular form as well?

hoangtuansuquoteSo you mean a little can be used with a countable noun and it's in the singular form as well? Yes, because "a" means 'one'.

c45