How to use 'little', 'a little', 'few', and 'a few' correctly | common mistakes in English (EZEE #9)

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2020-09-15 ・ Anglo-Link


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How to use 'little', 'a little', 'few', and 'a few' correctly | common mistakes in English (EZEE #9)

55,643 views ・ 2020-09-15

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Hello everyone. This is Minoo at Anglo-Link.
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Welcome to Lesson 9 in my EZEE series,
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where we will be eliminating some more common mistakes
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to boost your confidence in using English.
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Remember that English is not an easy language to master,
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so don't aim for perfection and relax about mistakes.
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In today's lesson, we're going to clear up the confusion
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that the words 'little', 'a little', 'few', and 'a few' create for many of us.
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It is pretty amazing that 'I have a few friends.'
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and 'I have few friends.' almost mean the opposite things,
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so let's go over to the slides
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to clarify the correct usage of these four quantifiers.
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Well, that is the end of Lesson 9. I hope I have managed to clear up the
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confusion that surrounds these four words.
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For a complete lesson on these and other quantifiers, visit my YouTube channel and look for the video 'Quantifiers',
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or use the link at the end of this video.
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Remember to also explore my self-study course
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that offers a complete series of grammar, conversation, and pronunciation lessons.
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To join my online course, simply visit my website anglo-link.com.
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And also please make sure to subscribe to my channel and allow notifications
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to know when my next lesson is online.
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Thank you for joining me for this lesson,
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and I'll see you again soon. Goodbye for now.
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