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SUNARDI Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
Kind of and Short of?
What's the difference of these two sentences below?
a)I was kinda sorry to see him go.
b) I was sorry to see him go.
a)I was kinda sorry to see him go.
b) I was sorry to see him go.
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In this, um, kind of usage, "kind of" softens the effect of a statement, making it seem less definite and more equivocal. Sometimes, though, this "kind of" can be little more than a filler phrase. In your subject line you mention "short of", but I expect you mean "sort of".
- In this, um, kind of usage, "kind of" softens the effect of a statement, making it seem less definite and more equivocal.
- Sometimes, though, this "kind of" can be little more than a filler phrase.
- In your subject line you mention "short of", but I expect you mean "sort of".
- "kind of" and "sort of" are usually more or less interchangeable.
- "kinda" is a casual spelling.
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In this, um, kind of usage, "kind of" softens the effect of a statement, making it seem less definite and more equivocal. Sometimes, though, this "kind of" can be little more than a filler phrase.
In your subject line you mention "short of", but I expect you mean "sort of". "kind of" and "sort of" are usually more or less interchangeable.
"kinda" is a casual spelling. It is not s
In your subject line you mention "short of", but I expect you mean "sort of". "kind of" and "sort of" are usually more or less interchangeable.
"kinda" is a casual spelling. It is not s
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