There will be little/small rains about noon.
Are "little" and "small" interchangeable here?
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We don't use size-adjectives - like big, large, little or small - when describing rain. We describe its density, using light or heavy.
Note too that rain in this context is singular.
Examples:
There will be light rain at about noon.
There will be a shower (or showers) around noon.
answered Nov 28, 2020 at 6:34
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So the wrong collocations of "little rain", "small rain" are widespread: Google 4,680,000 hits for "little rain"; 641,000 hits for "small rain". Commented Nov 28, 2020 at 7:24
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@NewPlanet "There has been little rain" does not describe the size of the raindrops. "Small rain clouds" don't contain small rain and neither do small rain showers , small rain shadows, small rain frogs, small rain trees, small rain hats or small rain bags. Commented Nov 28, 2020 at 8:10
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Rain is often plural. e.g. “The summer rains meant a good crop this year.”– jwpfoxCommented Nov 28, 2020 at 8:17
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What about "thunder"? Only "heavy thunder" is acceptable? Doesn't "small/big thunder" work? Commented Nov 28, 2020 at 8:24