Little vs. A Little
Little is used with singular uncountable nouns. She showed little interest in what I said. I have little interest in philosophy. There was little chance of winning. Before a pronoun or a determiner (the,...
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Few vs. Little
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. Compare There...
A Bit And A Bit Of A
A bit means a little. It is quite common in informal British English. Can you move a bit? (= Can you move a little?) Can you speak a bit louder? I can’t hear you....