A few of you will be interested in the word few.
Many are called but few are chosen, says the bible.
Many are called but few are chosen, says the bible.
Few means you can count them, refers to items you can count.
I read the description of a dress on Ebay. The seller said, It fits a few sizes. Her other description for another dress by the same designer said, It fits few sizes. I stared in amazement. By dropping the word a, probably because she typed fast, the meaning had changed. It fits few means not many. However, a few means several.
Angela Lansbury, B A Hons, ACG, CL, author, researcher, English and language teacher.
