A little / a little / a bit?
By XoyyoX
@XoyyoX (1055)
China
October 13, 2008 2:37am CST
One of my students asks me that, what's the difference between "a little" "a little bit" "a bit" in the sentences below:
1. I'm a little tired.
2. I'm a bit tired.
3. I'm a little bit tired.
I'm not quite sure, but my friends from UK say they mean the same. is that so?
i need your help, buddy! thank you.
2 responses
@sandymay16 (1617)
• Philippines
13 Oct 08
A little is same as a bit. It means a small portion, a small part, a tiny part. So when we say a little bit we're being redundant.
I guess we say a little bit sometimes or always because we don't know that it's the same, killing time for another word to say especially when you don't know the answer to the teacher's question. LOL I know a song which has the first line that goes, I want to be your friend a little bit more ... I'm not sure or I'm not quite sure.