few vs a few
few
Definitions
adjective
- a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number
noun
- a small elite group
Examples
Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.
By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.
It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions.
a few
Definitions
adjective
- more than one but indefinitely small in number
Examples
By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.
Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions.
What do a few lives matter now if we can find new, unpolluted territories and new ways to survive?