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■ a little = some
little = hardly any
Example: I need a little money. - I need some money.
I need little money. - I need hardly any money.
■ a few = some
few = hardly any
Example: A few friends visited me. - Some friends visited me.
Few friends visited me. - Hardly any friends visited me.
Without the article, little / few sound rather formal. That's why we don't use them very often
in everyday English. A negative sentence with much / many is more common here.
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