The phrase "a few candy" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct expression should use the plural form "candies" when referring to multiple pieces of candy.
Example: "I bought a few candies from the store for the party."
Alternatives: "a few pieces of candy" or "a couple of candies."
Save for a few candy cane hopefuls who were deemed too tall, only a handful of auditioners this year were not given a part.
Id eaten nothing but a few candy bars for the past two days and my clothes had a markedly loose fit.
First of all, we've got a few candy wrappers and French fry sacks in our own closets.
Across the hall, you've got Marvel and Geico putting on these giant shows, and here's this guy just trying to sell a few candy bars along with his old comics.
Hide a few candy bars in the mixture.
If you are gaining weight at an alarming rate, you may need to sacrifice a few candy bars.
Or perhaps the test of chocolate-wrapping skills, even if some of the competitors just could not resist sticking a few candies from the fast-moving conveyor belt inside their blouses.
A largely do-it-yourself event — a few candies and candles will suffice — it is an opportunity for adults to mark the passing of autumn, but primarily it is the time of year when little children stick fangs in their mouths and pretend to exist solely on a diet of blood and chocolate.
"Erdogan thought he could just throw us a few candies and say that we are all brothers and that would be enough," said Tan. "Yes, so we now have Kurdish language TV [in 2009, the AKP sanctioned the broadcast of the first Kurdish channel, TRT-6] but we could already watch Kurdish TV from abroad using our satellite dishes.
Most of the factories are gone, but a few candy-striped smokestack legs still scratch desperately at the sky.
Needed: your favorite brownie recipe, a glass to cut the round shape and a few candies for up top (Not egg season? Try jelly beans instead).
