#well probably not
Current linguistics obsession: the difference in English between “few/little” and “a few/a little”
“He convinced few people” Negative connotation; he did not convince that many people.
“He convinced a few people” Neutral to positive connotation; he did manage to convince some people.
“They found a little food” “Neutral to positive connotation; it might not be a lot, but they did manage to find some food.
“They found little food” Negative connotation; that’s not going to be enough food.
I’m glad I was raised speaking English because I sure as hell would not want to try learning these different tricks as an adult second-language learner.
