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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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0 As Pieanne suggests, context can help us quite a bit 02 br
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00 As Pieanne suggests, context can help us a bit. 02 br
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00 What is the difference in the meaning of the above sentences? 0-
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00 As Pieanne suggests, context can help us a bit. 02 br
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1 i 00 A bit 02 i 00 = a little; 01 i 00 quite a bit 02 i 00 = a lot. 0-
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0 In my part of the world, there is a tendency towards understatement when using expressions like “a bit”, “rather” and “quite” – I think this is probably just a cultural feature of the UK (or perhaps just England). 00 00 When I lived in 01 02 00 , I had several occasions where my meaning was missed because of it. 00 00 For example, when I said “I’m a lit
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