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Kelly Tan Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Quite good

I have been told by a friend "Quite good" means very good. Is it so?

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Kelly Tan I have been told by a friend "Quite good" means very good. Is it so? Yes, that's right.

— Mister Micawber

  • Kelly Tan I have been told by a friend "Quite good" means very good.
  • Is it so?
  • Yes, that's right.
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Kelly TanI have been told by a friend "Quite good" means very good. Is it so?
Yes, that's right.
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Mister MicawberYes, that's right.
Thank you.
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I don't agree. In speech, intonation and stress can suggest that 'quite good' means 'very good'. Different intonation and stress can make it clear that is not so. In writing, I would use 'quite good' only to mean 'quite/fairly good', which is not as good as .very good'.
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fivejedjonI don't agree. In speech, intonation and stress can suggest that 'quite good' means 'very good'. Different intonation and stress can make it clear that is not so. In writing, I would use 'quite good' only to mean 'quite/fairly good', which is not as good as .very good'.
Note: this is a BrE subtlety that doesn't exist in AmE.
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Interesting.

I noticed another AmE/BrE difference when I gave feedback to trainees after observing teaching practice lessons. If I told British trainees that the lesson was 'not bad', they looked quite pleased. The Americans I told this looked very disappointed. The intended meaning of 'not bad' in BrE' depends on context, intonation and stress, but it can mean 'quite/fairly good'. I le
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