we only had little snow vs we only had a little snow

The correct phrase is 'we only had a little snow'. The phrase 'a little' is used to indicate a small amount of something, while 'little' on its own has a negative connotation, implying scarcity or insufficiency.

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we only had little snow

This phrase is not correct in English. It should be 'we only had a little snow'.

The correct phrase uses 'a little' to indicate a small amount of snow.

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We only had until Christmas Day.
Sorry we only had six bottles of disinfectant.
Previously we only had airbags and electronically controlled systems.
We only had time to hook up one.
We only had to cut out a couple of grafs.
M'Lee? In the end we only had each other.
We only had one birthday party for you in the hospital.
We only had the preliminary findings of one criminalist.
We only had five Diviners in our possession.
We only had one auxiliary pump left to get water into the core.
We only had a small meeting with the interparliamentary union.
If we only had some shears, we could cut it off.
Unfortunately, we only had the means to build the spaceship for one.
We only had to show up, drinking and partying.
But we only had time for a quick search.
His mother had full custody and we only had the weekends.
There were deserted apartments everywhere, which we only had to enter.
We only had your telegram today.
We only had seven days to make it.
We only had to be there.

Alternatives:

we only had a little snowfall
we only had a small amount of snow
we only had a bit of snow
we only had some snow
we only had a trace of snow

we only had a little snow

This phrase is correct in English and commonly used to indicate a small amount of snow.

Use 'a little' to indicate a small amount of something, in this case, snow.

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You know, if we only had a little more on Rainbow we might get him to sing a very pretty song.
Our family knew she only had a little time left.
And she only had a little picture of Dad.
I could've straightened him out if I'd only had a little more time.
I've only had a little setback, because I... next week.
If I only had a little more time. Galen.
And if he only had a little time left to live, the last thing he wanted to be was a lawyer.
Seems she had a little home invasion.
Seems they had a little inmate uprising.
Our smoker broker had a little anxiety attack.
We had a little thing up front.
We had a little blip senior year...
I had a little headlight incident.
I think it's worth fighting a little snow.
Jayson Walt thought he was providing a little snow for Christmas.
It's a little snow person.
This place, Santa could scrounge up a little snow.
Just had a little... had a little meltdown earlier.
You'd think with the 10 bucks it costs to get into this place, santa could scrounge up a little snow.
But a little snow won't keep the dogs from finding it.

Alternatives:

we only had a small amount of snow
we only had a bit of snow
we only had some snow
we only had a trace of snow
we only had a dusting of snow

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we only had little snow vs we only had a little snow