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just to name some vs just to name a few

Both phrases are correct. However, they're used in different contexts. 'Just to name a few' is the more common, idiomatic expression used to introduce a short list of examples. On the other hand, 'just to name some' is less common and may sound slightly awkward to native English speakers.
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just to name some

This phrase is grammatically correct but less commonly used in English. It may sound slightly awkward to native speakers.

This phrase can be used to introduce a list of examples, but 'just to name a few' is a more common and idiomatic alternative.
  • Just to name some of them: your position on strengthening national ACP parliaments, on the International Criminal Court and on other human rights issues confirmed our negotiation position.
  • All that design just to hold some names and reports.
  • Such groups may be students or members of professional associations and trade unions to name just some.
  • Telephones, windows, glasses, crockery, cutlery, transport and building, to name just some goods and sectors of industry, are all based on this industry.
  • Harvey, me, just to name a few.
  • Eisenstein, Pudovkin, Dziga Vertov just to name the great European directors but I was fascinated by early American cinema as well.
  • Well, that is just to name a few, because all of these appliances and many more will undoubtedly rise in price as a result of this waste directive.
  • are running similar stories this month, just to name a few.
  • Maybe they just need to name him.
  • Intergroups also exist for bioethics, health and consumer protection and Gay and Lesbian rights to name just three more.
  • He wrote me: coming back through the Chiba coast I thought of Shonagon's list, of all those signs one has only to name to quicken the heart, just name.
  • In Finland, to name just that example, only a fraction of public sector web pages are currently accessible without difficulty to the disabled and elderly.
  • Intergroups also exist for bioethics, health and consumer protection and Gay and Lesbian rights to name just three more.
  • To name just a few, Amendment No 48 and part of No 26 that cover activities to counter health threats, including terrorists acts.
  • We see it in Sri Lanka, Palestine, Gaza and Afghanistan, to name just a few.
  • We have also laid the groundwork in many other areas that concern us all - sustainable development, maritime policy, and energy efficiency, to name just a few.
  • It was accepted by the judiciary too, the German Constitutional Court, to name just one body.
  • We must speak with one voice and be aware of the competition from cultural programmes by China and the United States, to name just two.
  • Just name it. I'll do anything.
  • So, I could just name these files whatever I want, like...

Alternatives:

  • just to name a few
  • just to name a couple
  • just to name a handful
  • just to name a selection
  • just to name a small sample

just to name a few

This phrase is a common and idiomatic way to introduce a short list of examples.

This phrase is used to introduce a limited number of examples or instances, implying that there are more examples that could be mentioned.
  • Skylark, Firebird, Camaro, just to name a few.
  • Harvey, me, just to name a few.
  • Well, that is just to name a few, because all of these appliances and many more will undoubtedly rise in price as a result of this waste directive.
  • are running similar stories this month, just to name a few.
  • To name just a few, Amendment No 48 and part of No 26 that cover activities to counter health threats, including terrorists acts.
  • We see it in Sri Lanka, Palestine, Gaza and Afghanistan, to name just a few.
  • We have also laid the groundwork in many other areas that concern us all - sustainable development, maritime policy, and energy efficiency, to name just a few.
  • Allow me to just name a few people I would like to thank as a way of thanking all those who ensured such a positive collaboration.
  • Most of the vegetable oil is consumed by food markets but there are also important industrial applications: detergents and surfactants, lubricants, paints, solvents, polymers and linoleum, to name just a few.
  • Let us multiply the links between the European Union and Ukraine in all possible areas - education, culture, entrepreneurship, trade, investment, to name just a few.
  • Nevertheless, we must not accuse all men across the board of having the wrong intentions, for example in relation to defending the rights of children or to the environment, to name just a few of the areas mentioned in this context by our rapporteur.
  • Stress, smoking, a lack of exercise, bad diet, to name just a few of the known factors, contribute to the constant increase in cardio-vascular diseases in the industrialised countries.
  • For example, they include Mr Barroso, Mr Šefčovič, Mr Füle, Mr Piebalgs and Mr Potočnik, to name just a few.
  • I also saw Hodeida, Tanta, Benghazi, Ismailia, to name just a few other places in the Middle East which look very much the same: no occupation, no military intervention.
  • Re-education by forced labour and imprisonment without charge are now being used to punish offences like the unauthorised posting of bills, driving an unlicensed taxi and begging, to name just a few.
  • All Member States need to be singing from the same hymn sheet regarding common rules on security checks, searches, surveillance, prohibited items and security patrols, to name just a few.
  • As for the many communication and information-exchange systems (CCN/CSI, VIES and SEED to name just a few), a greater emphasis is placed on achieve a better co-ordination on the many existing systems.
  • We, as the European Union, have a unique opportunity here to show that we are on the side of the workers - of the 200000 Opel workers in Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain and Belgium, to name just a few.
  • How did Mr Hannan, Mrs Wallis or Mrs Svensson vote, to name just a few of my favourite Members?
  • Just a few names friends, family, colleagues.

Alternatives:

  • just to name a couple
  • just to name a handful
  • just to name a selection
  • just to name a small sample
  • just to name a few examples

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