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A few means some. It has a positive meaning. It is used with

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countable nouns.Few means hardly any. It has a negative

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meaning. The few means not many, but all of them.

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There were a few members present. (Some members were

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Few members attended the meeting. (Hardly any member

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He lost the few friends he had. (Not many, but all of them)

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Note that few is used with plural nouns.

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Little is used with uncountable nouns. A little means some. It

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has a positive meaning. Little means hardly any. It has a

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negative meaning. The little means not much but all of that

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much.

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