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Hi Marianna,
I find this question anything but daft. In fact, it leads directly to the wide field (or swamp?) of idioms. To me little lorry doesn't sound quite right. Is it just the lilting alliteration which fits badly with the massive machine? On the other hand, there is a considerable difference between saying "we have a small problem" or "a little problem". In the first case, we are sure to solve it, while this looks less sure in the second case, which reverberates with irony.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "little" and "small" Marianna 03/27/06 03:36 PM Re: "little" and "small" Jackie 03/28/06 02:23 AM Re: "little" and "small" Faldage 03/28/06 11:38 AM Re: "little" and "small" maverick 03/28/06 02:13 PM Re: w AnnaStrophic 03/28/06 07:58 PM Re: Welsh w Jackie 03/29/06 01:42 AM Re: Welsh w Buffalo Shrdlu 03/29/06 01:55 AM Re: Welsh w inselpeter 03/29/06 01:57 AM Re: Welsh w Buffalo Shrdlu 03/29/06 01:59 AM Re: Welsh w inselpeter 03/29/06 02:00 AM Re: Welsh w Buffalo Shrdlu 03/29/06 02:09 AM Re: Welsh w Bingley 03/29/06 06:43 AM Re: cheese and rice Buffalo Shrdlu 03/29/06 10:06 AM small/little sets consuelo 03/29/06 11:28 AM Re: small/little sets Father Steve 03/29/06 10:05 PM Re: small/little sets Marianna 03/30/06 12:25 PM Re: small/little sets Jackie 03/30/06 01:59 PM Re: small/little sets zmjezhd 03/30/06 11:38 PM Re: Welsh w maverick 03/29/06 01:09 PM Re: "little" and "small" wsieber 03/28/06 06:02 PM
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