Small and little mean literally the same thing, and refer to physical size. Therefore, there is no such thing as a small or little question, unless you’re referring to the physical length of a written question—a question which is 1 cm long as apposed to one which is 10 cm long. Both small and little in this context are grammatically incorrect.

2014年8月23日 · Just a small remark: According to the English typography, the ordinal indicators are not written in superscript. In French or Spanish you do that, not in English. It's only Microsoft Word that implemented the feature years ago and since then, people think it's correct. –

I ordered a small cup of coffee. (I did not order a large cup.) Smaller. Smaller is the relative adjective (or sometimes adverb or noun) of small, indicating that referenced term it has more of the characteristic of smallness. I ordered the smaller of the two cup sizes offered. When using small, no other size needs to be explicitly considered.

2016年7月31日 · Prov. Small packages often contain valuable things. (Sometimes said of petite or short people.) Jill: I'm upset at George. He only gave me this tiny box for my birthday. Jane: Don't get upset till you know what's in it. Good things do come in small packages. Child: I hate being so short. Grandmother: You shouldn't. The best things come in small ...

But "of small length" is not quite right, either, because "small" really needs to refer to more than one dimension. So if you are referring only to a single dimension, say the object [the line, the person, etc.] is short; if you are referring to more than one [this will not be a line, by definition] say that the object is small.

2017年6月25日 · small; little; tiny: a diminutive building for a model-train layout. Grammar. pertaining to or productive of a form denoting smallness, familiarity, affection, or triviality, as the suffix -let, in droplet from drop. noun. a small thing or person. Heraldry. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. Source ...

2016年10月30日 · 1.a. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example. 1.b. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket. 2 A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique.

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2015年1月26日 · Hence the small of the back was originally the slender or narrow part. The OED defines small of the back under small as "the part of the back where the spine curves in at the level of the waist". It notes alternatives the small of the waist, and (now obsolete) the small of the belly. "small, adj. and n.2". OED Online. March 2023.

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