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a few lines vs a few line

'A few lines' is the proper English phrasing. 'Lines' should be used in the plural form to indicate multiple lines of text or writing. 'A few line' is incorrect as it lacks the plural form.
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a few lines

Correct. 'Lines' is the plural form of 'line' and is used to indicate multiple lines of text or writing.

This phrase is used when referring to a small number of lines of text or writing.

Examples:

  • Please write a few lines about your favorite book.
  • I only need a few lines to summarize the main points.
  • Dec 6, 2014 ... How can I restore only a few lines from a file recorded in a given commit? · Use git log to figure out which commit removed those lines, then ...
  • A Few Lines in Archaic Ukrainian 3xLP - Slava Ukraini Special Edition. by Drudkh. Vinyl + Digital Album. $50 USD or more sold out.
  • How to disable GCC warnings for a few lines of code · Ask Question. Asked 14 years, 3 months ago. Modified 7 months ago. Viewed 252k times. This question ...
  • Nov 1, 2024 ... How do you branch forward in the code by a few lines instead of jumping to a line? Discussion. I am writing code for my storm warning system ...
  • Nov 21, 2014 ... Only want a few lines of description using php · JavaScript · laflair13 November 21, 2014, 5:47pm 1. Hey All, I just asked in the php section ...
  • Jun 8, 2017 ... Hi, I'm wondering how to create a keyboard shortcut to move the caret up down a few lines at a time. Say: alt+up ---> moves cursor up by 10 ...
  • Sep 14, 2012 ... Removing a few lines in a table ... Any suggestions? ... Hi David, Welcome to TeX.SE! :) I edited your post to include the images, and made your ...
  • Jul 27, 2021 ... Entire Grid reduced to a few lines when starting mission · General Discussion How To · Taddpole808 July 27, 2021, 4:51pm 1. When I begin a ...
  • Samsung Galaxy S9 Black Screen except a few lines on the top. 3 years ago. 23 January 2021. 9 replies; 14318 views ...
  • Dec 1, 2016 ... Hi In the sentence '' I have the honour to lay down a few lines of request in front of you '', I don't think ''to lay down'' works, ...

Alternatives:

  • several lines
  • a couple of lines
  • a handful of lines
  • a small number of lines
  • a limited number of lines

a few line

Incorrect. 'Line' should be in the plural form 'lines' to indicate multiple lines of text or writing.

  • Mar 16, 2022 ... Sooo... I made a few line up for VB DiMs ... That I would love to see in the future! The DiMs itself is based/inspired on the Upcoming Digimon Adv ...
  • Is it possible to load only "a few" Line Awesome" icon fonts? Icons8 Assets Icons · bradfranklin February 23, 2022, 6:35pm 1. Hi. I'm so happy to have found ...
  • How to display a few line from the last few lines for a given number of files? Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 5 months ago. Modified 7 years, 5 months ago.
  • Oct 26, 2020 ... A few line graphs displaying what time I listen to my music. Chart. r ...
  • The solution is very non efficent, for only a few line create is still acceptable. It just like walk from one corner to other corner, you need one step by ...
  • Aug 18, 2016 ... There is but a few line breaks in the code already, but yea it could need some few more line breaks for more readability :P ...
  • Dec 10, 2016 ... I thought I would give this a try as I have a few line 6 g50's that have worked well. This unit was just rushed to market without proper ...
  • Jun 24, 2012 ... I have been setting a few line 24 snaps from tandy on a few things I have made (ukulele strap), and am using 3 oz leather. When I hammer the ...
  • Apr 26, 2023 ... I have a sales order with multiple line items. One is a large manufactured item. A few line items are misc parts, one line item is service.
  • Jun 4, 2016 ... but I'm limited to just a few line styles because I am using c++ syntax lexer. So, I would love to work on this - go ahead and let me know ...

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