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Aramahosi Posted 16 years ago
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It’s not that kind of like / the nuance of the then

"I admire Victoria from f(x). It’s not that kind of like, but she is very beautiful and I developed good feelings after seeing her on another program. She gives off a very warm and refreshing feeling."

I can't decipher the italic sentence in the above sentence. Would you tell the meaning?

"If you want to meet her, then meet her!"

What's the functuion of this then here? Without it, I think the sentence makes sence.

thanks in advance Emotion: smile

the text quoted from http://www.allkpop.com/2010/08/beasts-lee-ki-kwang-reveals-admiration-for-fxs-victoria
  

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As far as I can tell, "It's not that kind of like" means that he doesn't like her in the physical or sexual way that might otherwise be imagined. This wording would make more sense if the actual word "like" had been used previously, rather than "admire", and if quotes were placed around the word: "I like Victoria from f(x). " "If ...

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  • As far as I can tell, "It's not that kind of like" means that he doesn't like her in the physical or sexual way that might otherwise be imagined.
  • This wording would make more sense if the actual word "like" had been used previously, rather than "admire", and if quotes were placed around the word: "I like Victoria from f(x).
  • " "If ...
  • " is a standard English construction.
  • The word "then" is normally optional.
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As far as I can tell, "It's not that kind of like" means that he doesn't like her in the physical or sexual way that might otherwise be imagined. This wording would make more sense if the actual word "like" had been used previously, rather than "admire", and if quotes were placed around the word:

"I like Victoria from f(x). It’s not that kind of 'like', but..."

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