i saw a few patients vs I saw few patients

Both phrases are correct, but they convey different meanings. 'I saw a few patients' indicates that the speaker saw a small number of patients, while 'I saw few patients' implies that the speaker saw hardly any patients. The addition of 'a' in the first phrase makes a significant difference in the quantity of patients seen.

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 619 views

i saw a few patients

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the speaker saw a small number of patients.

Examples:

I saw a few patients at the clinic today.
She saw a few patients before lunch.
The doctor saw a few patients in the morning.
We saw a few patients waiting in the lobby.
He saw a few patients during his shift.

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I saw a few patients with glaucoma, Retinis Pigmentosa, and lots of cataracts. It was frustrating at the time, but in retrospect I learned a lot in only one day.
Jul 7, 2014 ... I saw a few patients, who were young and had metastatic breast cancer, and they had a huge impact on me. In the early '70s, oncology was ...
Last night, I saw a few patients at our student-run free clinic that takes place on Wednesday nights. Every time I get a little bit better at one thing, something else ...
I saw a few patients enter and leave before I was seen, so I couldn't help but get a bit annoyed. I have no idea how their process works, so maybe these patients ...

Alternatives:

I saw several patients
I saw a couple of patients
I saw a handful of patients
I saw a small number of patients
I saw a limited number of patients

I saw few patients

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase implies that the speaker saw hardly any patients.

Examples:

I saw few patients at the clinic today.
She saw few patients before lunch.
The doctor saw few patients in the morning.
We saw few patients waiting in the lobby.
He saw few patients during his shift.

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Dec 24, 2012 ... in my practice i saw few patients who were not underwentellective appendecromy for appendiculae mass which must be done fter 6 weeks ...
Over the last few years I saw few patients who had silicone injected either into their breast or buttock. The breast is much more sensitive ...

Alternatives:

I saw hardly any patients
I saw almost no patients
I saw very few patients
I saw scarcely any patients
I saw only a couple of patients

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i saw a few patients vs I saw few patients