Talk:a little

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I disagree with the usage note here:

When "a little" comes before a noun, it is only used with non-count nouns.

This is true of the determiner "a little," but not true of the phrase. If we talk about "a little house," this is not incorrect, though the usage note seems to say so. I recognize that we are using the article "a" and the adjective "little" there, but will our users be able to tell the difference if we don't tell them? Even native speakers could be confused by this note, so what's to become of the non-native speakers? If we're going to leave this note here, we need to explain it a bit better. --Cromwellt|talk|contribs 22:24, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, it does come under the "determiner" heading, but feel free to reword it to clarify if you feel it necessary.--Brett 23:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)