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few -
not many |
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Few people attended the event,
making it quite intimate. |
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We received
few responses to the survey. |
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a few -
some |
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We received
a few compliments on our performance. |
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We received
a few emails inquiring about
the product. |
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Note :
In summary, "few" indicates a small number with a negative
or insufficient connotation, while "a few" conveys a small
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lie, lay
little, a little
lose, loose
mature, matured
misused, disused
myself, by myself moral, morale
officer, official
on time, in time
precede, proceed
percentage, per cent
persecuted, prosecuted
personal, personnel
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price, prize
principal, principle
respectably, respectively
rational, rationale
rise, raise
site, sight
stationary, stationery
still, yet
super, superb
tenable, feasible
two cents, notion
weather, whether
wood, woods
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