[Grammar] use of "a few" in questions

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Hi everyone, I have a question about quantifiers. Can we use "a few" in questions instead of "some" ? For example; is it grammatically correct to say " Would you like a few biscuits? "
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Hi everyone, I have a question about quantifiers. Can we use "a few" in questions instead of "some" ? For example; is it grammatically correct to say " Would you like a few biscuits? "
Thank you so much...
There's no grammatical reason you couldn't say this, but a native speaker would rarely phrase a question that way.

Would you like some biscuits?
Do you want any biscuits?
 
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