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Few, a few, the few; little, a little, the little
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A few means some. It has a positive meaning. It is used with
countable nouns.Few means hardly any. It has a negative
meaning. The few means not many, but all of them.
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There were a few members present. (Some members were
present.)
Few members attended the meeting. (Hardly any member
attended the meeting.)
He lost the few friends he had. (Not many, but all of them)
Note that few is used with plural nouns.
A little, little and the little
Little is used with uncountable nouns. A little means some. It
has a positive meaning. Little means hardly any. It has a
negative meaning. The little means not much but all of that
much.
Give me a little milk. (some milk.)
I have little money. (hardly any)
He drank off the little milk we had. (not much, but all of that
much)
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, a few, the few; little, a little, the little http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/usage/few-little.ht
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