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Fabian Lugo
what is the difference between "Few years ago" and "A few years ago" ? a"
Could you provide a similar sentence wich meaning change without "a"
thanks
Dec 30, 2018 4:37 PM
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5
I cannot think of an example where we would say “few years ago” without also using the “a”. It sounds wrong without the “a”.
December 30, 2018
2
few and a few have very different meanings, they are not interchangeable .
few = an insufficent number i.e. not enough
a few = some
December 30, 2018
I think few years ago could be used in short answers and in the beginning of sentences (I'm not sure about it, though).
Example:
- When you moved here?
- Few years ago
- How you decided to live here?
- I had the decision talking to my husband a few years ago
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Fabian Lugo
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