Pretty crowded
Hi, I'm wondering whether adding 'pretty' in the sentence below impairs or lessens the meaning of the adjective?
The restaurant is pretty crowded.
(By the way, is impairs and lessens the preferred choice of words for my question?)
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I'm wondering whether adding 'pretty' in the sentence below impairs or lessens the meaning of the adjective? Yes, although it might also be used as a form of understatement, in which case it is really like 'very'. The restaurant is pretty crowded.
- I'm wondering whether adding 'pretty' in the sentence below impairs or lessens the meaning of the adjective?
- Yes, although it might also be used as a form of understatement, in which case it is really like 'very'.
- The restaurant is pretty crowded.
- ) i think I'd say 'weakens'.
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I'm wondering whether adding 'pretty' in the sentence below impairs or lessens the meaning of the adjective? Yes, although it might also be used as a form of understatement, in which case it is really like 'very'.
The restaurant is pretty crowded.
(By the way, is impairs <<< No and lessens <<< a bit better the preferred choice of words for my
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