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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a few word" is not correct in English.
Did you mean "a few words"? You can use the corrected phrase when referring to a small number of words in a context where brevity is emphasized.
Example: "Can you summarize your thoughts in a few words?"
Alternatives: "a couple of words" or "a handful of words".
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"I gave him a few word suggestions and edits and a comment that he should focus on ecosystems, and that was it".
Aside from a few word derivatives – such as "whitesplaining" – the man-shaming portmanteau ignores other socioeconomic factors associated with entitlement such as race, class or aesthetic values.
He filled a few word voids with "you know what I am saying" or accented phrases with "sucker-free" words, which is something only people from Oakland understand.
He was quick to add that Mr. Lloyd Webber and Mr. Rice had given him latitude; he has proposed a few word changes, and it was Mr. Lloyd Webber who suggested adding the song "You Must Love Me" that he and Mr. Rice wrote for the 1996 film adaptation.
A few word choices reveal it to be the English of a non-native speaker, but it is sophisticated and elegant English nonetheless, the work of an avid reader who, in the course of the letter, can't resist recommending a couple of books that he's read in the language.
I can pick up a few word here and there, but not his full sentences.
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A few words were exchanged.
Woodin said a few words.
She offered a few words.
A few words of conversation.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com