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Tamiraa Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Sort of vs kind of

how to use sort of and kind of?
what is difference b/w these 2?

In that 2 context.

"She is an interesting sort/kind of girl."

"She is a sort/kind of interesting girl."
  

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Both "kind of" and "sort of" are OK here and there isn't really any significant difference in meaning. The word order in the second sentence is less usual. In more formal writing, I think "kind of" generally sounds better.

— Mr Wordy

  • Both "kind of" and "sort of" are OK here and there isn't really any significant difference in meaning.
  • The word order in the second sentence is less usual.
  • In more formal writing, I think "kind of" generally sounds better.
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Both "kind of" and "sort of" are OK here and there isn't really any significant difference in meaning. The word order in the second sentence is less usual. In more formal writing, I think "kind of" generally sounds better.
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hey dude.
what are sort of and kind of mean?

these 2 same meanings or separeted meanings?
what is poing of views these 2?
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"sort of" and "kind of" both mean "like / similar to", "having the nature of", "an example of", "to some extent", etc. Examples:

"Umm Ali is a sort/kind of bread pudding" -- it's like a bread pudding

"Erbium is a sort/kind of metal" -- there are many different metals, and erbium is one of them

"I'm sort/kind of hungry" -- I'm hungry to a certain extent

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