Hi Nightmare85,
It makes a lot of difference then.
If I say "I have changed a few files"
Does that mean I knew total files that need to be modified.
And if I say "I have changed few files"
I guess, this means I modified some files and I am not sure if there are more to be modified. So, the other person should understand that he needs to tell me all the file names that I missed(Unless he doesn't know the difference between few and a few)
Please correct me if I misunderstood something.
No, not at all.
A few -- some. More than one, less than many. Not a specific number, but a small number.
Few -- also some, but it emphasizes the smallness of the number.
In both cases, you know how many (or roughly how many).
A few files were affected by the flawed program. -- This is simply a statement. More than one, fewer than scores.
Few files were affected by the flawed program. -- This is a good thing. Of all the files, a small number were affected.
Few can be good or bad.
She has few flaws. -- This emphasizes the smallness of the number. It's good to have a small number of flaws.
She has few redeeming qualities. -- This also emphasizes the smallness of the number, but it's bad.