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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

quite

I didn't quite catch what you said.

The quite means completely here, doesn't it? That could be 'I didn't catch what you said completely', right?

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LiJ
  

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Hi, I didn't quite catch what you said. The quite means completely here, doesn't it? You could look at it that way.

— Clive

  • Hi, I didn't quite catch what you said.
  • The quite means completely here, doesn't it?
  • You could look at it that way.
  • However, 'quite' also means 'to some extent', 'somewhat' , eg It's quite cold today.
  • That's the meaning I see here.
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Hi,

I didn't quite catch what you said.

The quite means completely here, doesn't it?

You could look at it that way. However, 'quite' also means 'to some extent', 'somewhat', eg It's quite cold today.

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Thank you Clive. I understand. Emotion: smile

LiJ
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LiveinjapanThank you Clive. I understand. Emotion: smile

LiJ
Thank you, Clive. (A comma is req
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Thanks. I noticed most members do it.Emotion: smile

LiJ
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