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Pter Posted 17 years ago
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Rather a sight

What does "rather a sight" mean?
  

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It basically means "It is a sight" ie it is a spectacle, or it is something worth seeing. Putting "rather" in front, reduces quality of the sight slightly or it could imply it is not such a good sight. It is hard to explain.

  • It basically means "It is a sight" ie it is a spectacle, or it is something worth seeing.
  • Putting "rather" in front, reduces quality of the sight slightly or it could imply it is not such a good sight.
  • It is hard to explain.
  • eg.
  • lol".
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It basically means "It is a sight" ie it is a spectacle, or it is something worth seeing.
Putting "rather" in front, reduces quality of the sight slightly or it could imply it is not such a good sight. It is hard to explain.
eg. a truck carrying a load of chickens ploughs into a shop and chickens and shop stuff go everywhere.A bystander could re-tell this to someone else saying " It wa

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