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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a few fewer" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used incorrectly as "fewer" is a comparative term that should not be preceded by "a few."
Example: "I have a few fewer apples than I did last week."
Alternatives: "a few less" or "slightly fewer".
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And a few – fewer and fewer – Petunias.
Perhaps if he went to a few fewer fund-raisers and a few more funerals..
The subject of this one will sign soon for a few fewer digits.
But a little more silence, a few fewer messages, less graphic apparatus might let Foer's excellent empathy, imagination, and good will resonate all the louder.
Some had come from San Diego, Phoenix and Florida, others from Staten Island and New Jersey, and a few — fewer each year, Mr. Mazzoni admitted — from Bensonhurst itself.
His backups, Charlie Ward and Howard Eisley, have both scored more points, shot better from the field, committed fewer turnovers and given out only a few fewer assists during the preseason.
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Here are a few--a few of the very, very worst.
A few scares, a few bad words.
A few cuts, a few bruises.
A few weeks became a few years.
A few - very few - danced.
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