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a few Jan 26th 2013, 08:00 Reverted edits by 202.159.139.220, restoring last version by MewBot. If you think this rollback is in error, please leave a message on my talkpage. ← Older revision Revision as of 08:00, 26 January 2013 Line 53: Line 53:       ====Usage notes====   ====Usage notes==== − "A few" and "few" without "a" differ in emphasis. "Few" emphasizes that the number is not as large as expected, while "a few" emphasizes the fact that the number, while small, is not zero but more than one. + "A few" and "few" without "a" differ in emphasis. "Few" emphasizes that the number is not as large as expected, while "a few" emphasizes the fact that the number, while small, is not zero but more than two.       Compare:   Compare:

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