Ah ha! Well, you've stumbled onto a subtle little trap in English. If you say 'there are few folks that think...', it means 'there are not many folks who think...'.
But, if you say 'there are a few folks who think...' (or 'quite a few'), then it means 'a significant number of folks think...'. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 July 2005 20:25 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Your Favorite Pentax Camera > > Hi! > > >> In the local club (which you visited) there are few folks > that think > >> that Pentax medium format lenses are among the best there is... > >> > > > > Good time to exercise an expression picked up on this list: > > > > I will fart in their general direction. > > Never though you would respond to a compliment with the fart... > > *sigh* > > Boris > > > >
