Could anyone please answer my question: \n\nWhich of these denote a greater amount in English: "Some" or "a few" ? (Example: Some books and a few books)\n\nThank you very much.\n\nA learner of English.
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A few = An indefinitely small number of persons or things: "A few of the books have torn jackets."\nAn exclusive or limited number: "the discerning few; the fortunate few."\n\nSome = Being an unspecified number or quantity: "Some people came into the room." "Would you like some sugar?" "He likes some modern scupture but not all."\n\nSo, 'a few' is an unspecified SMALL number, and 'some' is simply and unspecified number. Therefore 'a few' is less than 'some'.
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A sentence can end with "for example." This would generally occur if the whole sentence was giving one example. Here's a sentence to show what I mean, for example.\n\nE.G. is best not used at all in formal writing, but if you do use it, use it to introduce a list of examples, not at the end of a sentence. So, "I like sweet fruits, e.g., Braeburn apples, tangerines, and pineapples." BUT "Different people like different fruits. I like sweet fruits, for example. My sister, on the other hand, likes bitter chocolate." (It's a bit choppy, but not grammatically incorrect.)
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lol okay I'll try to explain first of all its [()] only when nessary which is rare.\nNow it gets kind a weird but () can be used both in the middle and at the end of a sentance (with the period like this). But only if its short. (I know its weird but if whats inside is a complete idea and not a momantary pause with short bit of info it can actually go like this.) Hope this helps.
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That's ok.  I passed English class.  \nBut your question makes a good point for some people.  It annoys me when people use words like that the wrong way, or with the incorrect form.
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Your sentence is good as it is.  The only word I would question is "also".  (I'm guilty of over-using it also!!)  I would remove it if it isn't necessary to the meaning of the sentence.  Best of luck.
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Here are the errors:\n\nNeither refers to two things: neither "x" nor "y", you have used it for three.\n\n"that" is unnecessary.\n\nIt would be best written as:\n\nThe lessons, the paper, the subject; none remind me of you.
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The abbreviation 'p' refers to 'page' (eg p. 7)\nThe abbreviation 'pp' refers to 'pages' (eg pp. 7–10)\n\nie just means more than one page
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Try http://forum.wordreference.com/forumdisplay.php?f=6\n\nIt's WordReference English Only forum.  Ask people a sensible question about grammar, usage, word origins, and you'll get an intellingent answer from other users.
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It depends on the context. How many books you don't want to buy. If you don't want to buy it because you don't like it or want it you can say 'on a book'. If you are talking in general terms (referring to all the books that you'd have to buy, i.e. books for college) and you don't want to buy books now or later, then I'd use 'on books'.
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Hi, \n\nWell you are close. The sentence starting with The police, is a plural expression, in that police means more than one. \n\nTo properly make use of the word is it would have to be worded as A policeman is walking in the street, in that policeman is a singular expression. \n\nYour second analogy; again is an argument for singular and plural. Correct wording should be: \nThe army is marching. The word army, portends a singular expression, and the word is correctly used as:\n\nThe army is marching.  \n\nTo correctly use are in the sentence, we need to go plural:\n\nThe army's are marching, in that army's represents more than one army.   \n\nIn summation:\n\nIs = To be used in singular expression. (One)\n\nAre =To be used in plural expression. (More than one.)\n\nGood question, and Happy Thanksgiving, \n\nDarryl S.
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"When you mean 'for example,' use e.g. It is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase exempli gratia. When you mean 'that is,' use 'i.e.' It is an abbreviation for the Latin phrase id est. Either can be used to clarify a preceding statement, the first by example, the second by restating the idea more clearly or expanding upon it. Because these uses are so similar, the two abbreviations are easily confused. If you just stick with good old English 'for example' and 'that is' you won’t give anyone a chance to sneer at you. If you insist on using the abbreviation, perhaps 'example given' will remind you to use 'e.g.,' while 'in effect' suggests 'I.E.'\n\n"Since e.g. indicates a partial list, it is redundant to add 'etc.' at the end of a list introduced by this abbreviation."\n- Paul Brians\n\nThis is also in Paul Brians' book "Common Errors in English Usage," which I highly recommend.
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So we know when to use the number '2' and the word 'to'.\nThey are different, and have different meanings. If someone read your question as you wrote it, it would make no sense. So, go to school, and pay attention in English class.
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depending on subject matter and past tense or present tense...\n\nexample: One, two or three has better benefits than four, five, six.\n\n1,2 or 3 have gone to the store
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I don't think it refers to it being common... instead I think that it refers to like everyday (common) as in you do it often or commonly.  So it means like "everyday sense".  I agree with you however that people don't use it, but it is not common because it does not really mean "common sense"
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Your study's what?  It sounds like you need English help as well, to learn the difference between a plural (studies) and a possessive (study's).\n\n+3 and -3 = 0 since they are additive inverses of each other.  If you plot them on a graph, they are equidistant from the 0 point.  So in effect, they "cancel" each other out and you get zero.\n\nI think you are the one who is getting upset at having an error pointed out calmly and politely.
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It's totally OK to use 'each' if the context is right.  You seem to imply using "each" meaning the same thing as "apiece" -- for example, "I sell widgets for $1.00 each" means exacltly the same thing as "I sell widgets for $1.00 apiece."\n\nTherefore You can use "each" as a sales-unit of measure if you have the right wording.
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I think that somebody started saying it that way and it caught on.  I agree with you that it seems arbitrary.  It might also be that this changes over time.  Maybe a couple of decades from now, people will be saying "twenty o six".