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Little and small
Sometimes I'm not sure when I have to use "small" and "little". For instance, if I wanted to say:
Vivo en un pueblo pequeño I live in a small town I live in a little town or Mi pueblo es pequeño My town is small My town is little. which ones would be the correct sentences? Thanks in advance |
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I think usually one would say 'small town'. 'Little' usually refers to something being physically little often in combination with another adjective (e.g. the stupid little man - although this can also be used figuratively for someone who is closedminded for example). Then again you would probably more likely say ' This is a small cake' not 'a little cake' (in fact you would say ' Can I have a little cake' meaning, can I have some cake..) But when referring to towns with a limited amount of inhabitants, I think it' s more usual to say ' small town' (though I am not sure that 'little town' would be incorrect - maybe a native speaker can give his/her opinion on it as well ) http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/small-little
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Again: these two links hopefully will clarify:
http://www.wordreference.com/es/tran...tranword=small http://www.wordreference.com/es/tran...ranword=little |
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Estoy de acuerdo!
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Thanx a lot, Brute and Bob, that' s really nice of you to say!
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And I agree.
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¡Gracias a ti también Tomosimo! ¡You guys are making me shy haha! Thnx!
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Little is the word most used by children and children's literature, fairy tales etc.
Little Red Riding Hood, Bo Peep, Jack Horner. It is a more affectionate word than small. Small in contrast can be used negatively. What a nice little girl - affection but What is that small boy doing to my car? - disapproval She is small-minded and mean, - disapproval but Winnie the Poo is "A bear of little brain" - affection A small town sounds less homely than a little village. However, both words are usually interchangeable. I |
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