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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
quite
If I said as follows, are they really praising comments
or not?
1. Your speech was quite interesting.
2. The dinner was quite nice.
Thank you.
or not?
1. Your speech was quite interesting.
2. The dinner was quite nice.
Thank you.
Top answer
Yes they are.
- Yes they are.
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I wouldn't say they were all that complimentary.
'quite' can be a very luke-warm compliment. Quite nice - it was ok but nothing special.
'quite' can be a very luke-warm compliment. Quite nice - it was ok but nothing special.
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Yes, this is tough. See the various meanings here:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=quite&x=55&y=9
Nona refers to the 1st.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/results.asp?searchword=quite&x=55&y=9
Nona refers to the 1st.
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Examples:
It's quite cold today = not freezing but you wouldn't want to stand around too much
(in a recipe) Wait until the mixture is quite cold = cooled down completely.
You can usually tell from the context and common sense which meaning quite has.
It's quite cold today = not freezing but you wouldn't want to stand around too much
(in a recipe) Wait until the mixture is quite cold = cooled down completely.
You can usually tell from the context and common sense which meaning quite has.
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