I chose “little” to emphasize the triviality of having only three pointy bits when four is clearly superior, and I also preferred the cadence of “little” over “few”.
That you understood me well enough to “correct” me meant that I got my (four) points across, which is all that really mattered.
English is the most descriptivist language on the planet, constantly evolving with how people speak and personally, I do not let Robert Lowth speak for me.
As an American, I actually reject his authority entirely.