As little vs A little
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I am in an unfamiliar country and find it difficult to communicate, I can only speak and understand as little.
Can I just/also say : "I can only speak and understand a little." ?
What is the grammatical parse of "as" here?
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I am in an unfamiliar country and find it difficult to communicate, I can only speak and understand as little.
Can I just/also say : "I can only speak and understand a little." ?
What is the grammatical parse of "as" here?
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asked 17 hours ago
Wasap Wasap
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As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago
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I am in an unfamiliar country and find it difficult to communicate, I can only speak and understand as little.
Can I just/also say : "I can only speak and understand a little." ?
What is the grammatical parse of "as" here?
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I am in an unfamiliar country and find it difficult to communicate, I can only speak and understand as little.
Can I just/also say : "I can only speak and understand a little." ?
What is the grammatical parse of "as" here?
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As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago
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As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago
As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago
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As little as what?
– michael.hor257k
17 hours ago
A little means 'small amount'; I speak a little Malay, but not much. As little ... is incomplete; it's part of a construction. As little as I can is probably what you might have heard -- it means I try not to do something unless I have to, the smallest possible amount (zero is ideal). But it's not grammatical without a second as to show what's being compared.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
If you're quoting what somebody else wrote, then it was probably a typo.
– John Lawler
17 hours ago
There is no "as" after "little", the exact sentence is : "I can only speak and understand as little.". It is a written quote assumed to be formal.
– Wasap Wasap
17 hours ago