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19216801 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
what's the meaning of "little more than" and so these kinds form ?
Hello to everyone
It was my first time which came across to that words I mean "little more than" I would like to be informed about that and know any aspect of that sentence/words
so many thanks in advance
It was my first time which came across to that words I mean "little more than" I would like to be informed about that and know any aspect of that sentence/words
so many thanks in advance
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little = not much She claimed that the kitchen was going to flood, but it turned out to be little more than a small leak in the faucet . not much more than a small leak CJ
- little = not much She claimed that the kitchen was going to flood, but it turned out to be little more than a small leak in the faucet .
- not much more than a small leak CJ
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little = not much
She claimed that the kitchen was going to flood, but it turned out to be little more than a small leak in the faucet.
not much more than a small leak
CJ
She claimed that the kitchen was going to flood, but it turned out to be little more than a small leak in the faucet.
not much more than a small leak
CJ
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Little more than basically means more than but not much more than. Sometimes it implies about the same as.
His explanation told me little more than I already knew. (I did not learn much from his explanation)
They had been married for little more than a year when they moved to New York. (More than a year but not much more)
Th
His explanation told me little more than I already knew. (I did not learn much from his explanation)
They had been married for little more than a year when they moved to New York. (More than a year but not much more)
Th
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Do not confuse with "a little more than", which implies a significant (even if small) increase/improvement rather than a fairly negligible one.
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