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Few
is used with plural countable nouns: ‘very few cars’.
Little
is used with uncountable nouns: ‘very little traffic’.
Compare: ‘He had very little money, just a few coins.’
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Few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
A few minutes later the sales manager arrived.
a few
= not many: ‘I saw her just a few days ago.’
few
= hardly any: ‘Few people die of smallpox nowadays.’
fight
They spent the whole night fighting against the fire.
They spent the whole night fighting the fire.
Why were the boys fighting against each other?
Why were the boys fighting each other?
When you are talking about an event or something that lasts only a short time, use
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