The phrase "absolutely a few" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is typically used when trying to emphasize a small quantity, but the combination of "absolutely" and "a few" is contradictory.
Example: "There are absolutely a few options available, but they are limited."
Alternatives: "definitely a few" or "certainly a few".
I'm absolutely convinced, a few more cities and I'm going to win this damn election".
Hearing what's going on around you is vital, says the anti-headphone camp, whose members include Boris Johnson – he declared the habit "absolutely nuts" a few years ago – and London's Metropolitan police, which advised against headphones when it stopped cyclists as part of its 2013 safety campaign, Operation Safeway.
Either way, if you absolutely need a few helpers for the party, be informed, be safe, and watch out for yourself.
I truly do respect the drama's crisp pace and sober tone, but did a story that veers into pedophilia, drug addiction, violence and child abduction absolutely need a few scenes set at a dying man's hospice bedside?
These players kept their eyes absolutely still for a few seconds before and after striking a putt.
It's one of my favorite comedy club memories: a pint-size, under-age Rob Schneider being called onstage by the headliner — Will Durst? at the Holy City Zoo? — and absolutely killing with a few minutes of Elvis on a hook.
Not because tall people like to obliterate themselves by mixing strong ciders (you can buy five types here) but because its socially-segregated bars and "sherry rooms" are separated by punishingly low doors – absolutely lethal after a few sherries.
Why has this happened to a brand that was absolutely raging just a few years back?
Is this money that you'll absolutely need in a few years?
"The fact that they've won a trophy is absolutely fantastic after a few years of not winning anything".
