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* "few" indicates a small quantity or absence of much | * "few" indicates a small quantity or absence of much | ||
** thus emphasizes that the number or quantity small | ** thus emphasizes that the number or quantity small | ||
=== difference between assume and presume === | |||
* assume and presume both mean "to count on" or "to suppose" | |||
* the difference between them is | |||
** '''assume''' = to count on something known will continue to be so in the future; also a logical deduction based on something known | |||
** '''presume''' = to count on something without any proof of it, or without investigating into it; also a logical or probably guess | |||
* see: [https://askanydifference.com/difference-between-assume-and-presume/#:~:text=Comparison%20Table%20Between%20Assume%20and%20Presume%20%20,a%20situatio%20...%20%201%20more%20rows%20 askanydifference.com] | |||
=== difference between since & because and "because of" and "due to" === | === difference between since & because and "because of" and "due to" === |