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    Small or little? (1)

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    Small or little?
    Message from gabriscola posted on 19-02-2010 at 12:10:15

    Someone could help me? When we have to use small and when we have to use little? Thank you for helping.

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    Edited by bridg on 19-02-2010 12:13



    Re: Small or little? by bridg, posted on 19-02-2010 at 12:14:48
    Please, take a look here:
    Lien Internet

    See you.


    Re: Small or little? by brettdallen, posted on 19-02-2010 at 12:30:10
    Hello,
    I'll try and explain that :
    -"Small" : adjective that simply refers to (actual)size/weight/importance/amount etc. If you consider that something is exactly the opposite of "big", then you can describe it as "small".
    (a house, a town, a person, an amount of money, etc)
    -"Little" : "small" in such a way that it is attractive or it produces sympathy(so it expresses some kind of emotion).
    Compare :
    -"I'd like to have a little house of my own."(it's not necessary that small!)
    -"I wonder how people can live in small houses like this one!"(it's really under the average size and living there must be uncomfortable.)
    -"Look at the little girl! Isn't she cute?"(she may be the average size but she's a girl, not an adult, and watching her is touching.)
    -"She's small for her age but she'll certainly keep up with her mates."
    Hope I've given you some clues.




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