Native English speakers, does it make sense to say "too few"?

Question

Such as in the following sentence:

"Sixteen days are too few to hold a multi-sport event"

And is the following sentence correct:

"Sixteen days are too little to hold a multi-sport event".

Answer 1

Sixteen days are not enough to hold a multi-sport event

Answer 2

Yes 'too few' is right, but I would say 'not long enough', it sounds more like something used nowadays.

Answer 3

"Too few" is the correct usage, and it sounds better than the alternative.

"Too little" implies size, not a numerical count.

Answer 4

Hi,

"Sixteen days are too little"  is definitely incorrect.  Little applies to size, not number.  

  

As some responders have suggested, I would suggest saying sixteen days are not enought to hold.... Or is not enough, depending on how you mean it.

"Few" refers to a small but unspecified number of things.  So to say too small-but-unspecified-number-of-things sounds a little unusual.   So, most often, "few"  is used without modifiers, although I suppose it's not syntactically incorrect to supply a modifier.

FE

Answer 5

"sixteen days is not long enough to hold a multi-sport event"

Answer 6

according to me:Sixteen days are too few to hold a multi-sport event, is perfectly fine.

too little is not correct english.