A Few, Few, A Little, and Little

A FEW and FEW are used to quantify the count noun following it.

1. I have a few/few friends.
2. There are a few/few people in this area.

However, A FEW and FEW do not have the same quantity. A FEW means "some" and the quantity is enough for the purpose.

1. I have a few friends. I'm not lonely.
2. There are a few cakes in the fridge. Would you like one?
3. I don't mind sharing the oranges. I have a few in my bag.

FEW means "not enough" for the purpose.

1. I have few friends. I'm feeling so lonely.
2. The night life here is quiet. Few people go out at night.
3. We have few trees in our village. I think we have to plant more.

Unlike A FEW and FEW, A LITTLE and LITTLE quantify the non-count noun following it. A LITTLE means "some" and quantity is enough for the purpose.

1. I have a little wine left. There's enough for us, I think.
2. We still have a little time to spare before the party ends.
3. There's a little bread left. Shall we eat it for dinner?

LITTLE means "not enough" for the purpose.

1. People with little education cannot find a good job in this modern city.
2. I have little free time. I can hardly call my daughter.
3. I have little money left in the bank to afford the new car.

The Most Common Phobias

1. Acrophobia: fear of heights
2. Aerophobia:  fear of flying
3. Agliophobia: fear of pain
4. Agoraphobia: fear of open or crowded spaces
5. Ailurophobia / Gatophobia: fear of cats
6. Allodoxaphobia: fear of opinions (what people think of you)
7. Androphobia: fear of men
8. Anthropophobia: fear of people
9. Aphenphosmphobia: fear of intimacy
10. Apiphobia : fear of bees
11. Aquaphobia: fear of water
12. Arachnophobia: fear of spiders
13. Astraphobia: fear of thunder/lightning
14. Atychiphobia: The fear of failure
15. Autophobia: fear of abandonment and being abandoned by someone
16. Bathophobia: fear of depths
17. Chronophobia: fear of the future
18. Claustrophobia: fear of small spaces
19. Coasterphobia: fear of roller coasters
20. Coulrophobia: fear of clowns
21. Cynophobia: fear of dogs
22. Didaskaleinophobia: fear of school
23. Enochlophobia: fear of crowds
24. Entomophobia: fear of bugs and insects
25. Equinophobia: fear of horses
26. Galeophobia: fear of sharks
27. Gerascophobia: fear of getting old
28. Glossophobia: fear of public speaking
29. Gynophobia: fear of women
30. Hemophobia: fear of blood
31. Iatrophobia: fear of doctors
32. Katsaridaphobia: fear of cockroaches
33. Kinemortophobia: fear of zombies
34. Metathesiophobia: fear of change
35. Monophobia: fear of being alone
36. Mottephobia: fear of moths
37. Musophobia: fear of mice
38. Myrmecophobia: fear of ants
39. Mysophobia: fear of germs
40. Nosocomephobia: fear of hospitals
41. Nyctophobia: fear of darkness
42. Ophidiophobia: fear of snakes
43. Panophobia: fear of the happenings of terrible things
44. Pediophobia: fear of dolls
45. Phasmophobia: fear of ghosts
46. Philophobia: fear of love
47. Pogonophobia: fear of beards / bearded men
48. Pyrophobia: fear of fire
49. Ranidaphobia: fear of frogs
50. Scelerophobia: fear of crime
51. Scoleciphobia: fear of worms
52. Spheksophobia: fear of wasps
53. Taphophobia: fear of being buried alive
54. Thalassophobia: fear of the ocean
55. Tokophobia: fear of pregnancy
56. Thanatophobia: fear of deaths
57. Trypanophobia: fear of needles
58. Vehophobia: fear of driving
59. Xenophobia:fear of the unknown
60. Zoophobia: fear of animals