Good and fairly good
In my textbook, the words 'fairly', 'rather', 'quite', 'very', 'especially', and 'extremely' are intensifiers that strengthen the adjectives they describe. Does it mean 'fairly good' is better than 'good'? 'Quite good' is much better than 'good'??
good < fairly good < rather good < quite good < very good .....??
Or is 'good' somewhere between 'quite good' and 'very good'?
My impression has been that 'quite good' is 'not very good (so-so)' - not as good as 'good'.
I appreciate your help.
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For this AmE speaker, 'fairly good' and 'rather good' are used as somewhat less than a simple 'good', while the other adverbs you list are more than 'good'; however, BrE speakers may well have a different understanding, as they do of 'quite'.
- For this AmE speaker, 'fairly good' and 'rather good' are used as somewhat less than a simple 'good', while the other adverbs you list are more than 'good'; however, BrE speakers may well have a different understanding, as they do of 'quite'.
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For this AmE speaker, 'fairly good' and 'rather good' are used as somewhat less than a simple 'good', while the other adverbs you list are more than 'good'; however, BrE speakers may well have a different understanding, as they do of 'quite'.
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