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26 Dec 2016
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English (US)
Question about English (US)
" I arrived a few minutes ago "
why are it useing (a) with (minutes) despite of (minutes) is plural ?
kindly clarfiy it?
" I arrived a few minutes ago "
why are it useing (a) with (minutes) despite of (minutes) is plural ?
kindly clarfiy it?
why are it useing (a) with (minutes) despite of (minutes) is plural ?
kindly clarfiy it?
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- Korean
- English (US) Near fluent
a few
a is there for few
a few is even small than few
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The 'a' is put infront of 'few'. You could also say "I arrived minutes ago."
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