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Martinlee Posted 12 years ago
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Hi everybody,
What is the difference between 'This was quite as impressive.' and 'This was quite impressive.'
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In the first sentence you are making a comparison--it was as impressive as something else. In the second sentence you are just making a statement about one thing.

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  • In the first sentence you are making a comparison--it was as impressive as something else.
  • In the second sentence you are just making a statement about one thing.
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In the first sentence you are making a comparison--it was as impressive as something else. In the second sentence you are just making a statement about one thing.
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martinleeThis was quite as impressive
I don’t find this very natural. I would only use quite as [adjective] in negative contexts:

This wasn’t quite as impressive.
I didn’t find it quite as impressive.
None of the others were quite as impressive.
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Seems natural to me.Emotion: smile
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CliveSeems natural to me.
However, it should be noted that only three of the first 120 citations for quite as [adjective] in the COCA occur in an affirmative context.
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Aspara Gus I would only use quite as [adjective] in negative contexts:
My thought exactly!Emotion: yes
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