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Student33
04-07-2006, 12:10 PM
Hi,
Are the following sentences correct ?

He claims to work in that factory.
He claims to study medicine.

danmahaffey
04-07-2006, 04:06 PM
Hi,
Are the following sentences correct ?

He claims to work in that factory.
He claims to study medicine.Your sentences are fine.

Student33
04-08-2006, 04:21 AM
Hello,

Which is correct in the following please:

(A little/little) learning could be dangerous.

Most native speakers tend to choose (a little) , but doesn't( little) carry a more negative meaning?

danmahaffey
04-08-2006, 08:18 AM
Hello,

Which is correct in the following please:

(A little/little) learning could be dangerous.

Most native speakers tend to choose (a little) , but doesn't( little) carry a more negative meaning?Great question!

A little means a small amount.

Little means barely any at all, in this case.

The point of the expression is that a small amount of learning may be just enough to make a new learner bolder than he should be because he probably has not learned enough to know all the dangers and difficulties.