tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662536412889279952.post8078372348051274458..comments2009-07-28T11:35:58.157-07:00Comments on Yan Xiao in Ann Arbor: Tired day & Yes Log? I guess....Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13769461312243990472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662536412889279952.post-44978350142494391812009-07-16T13:32:40.709-07:002009-07-16T13:32:40.709-07:00(Wait, I should clarify. My mother did not influen...(Wait, I should clarify. My mother did not influence the entire English language; but she may have influenced my perception of it. :) )Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968358247038308333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662536412889279952.post-47105089222854796082009-07-16T13:31:59.243-07:002009-07-16T13:31:59.243-07:00Ooh, that's a really interesting one. (Don'...Ooh, that's a really interesting one. (Don't feel too bad about not knowing what's good or bad English - you just have to recognize when someone corrects you :) Besides, native speakers from different dialect backgrounds would disagree on what's "right" or "wrong" too!)<br /><br />In your example, I think I agree with Charlotte... either one sounds okay to me, but Charlotte's phrasing is more common. It's interesting, in some cases "small" has a more negative connotation than "little". This could also be an influence of my mother; whenever she sees something that she thinks is cute, she calls it "little". As in, "Look at that little bird!" or "What a darling little elephant!" or "Isn't he a sweet little man?"Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968358247038308333noreply@blogger.com