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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
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Everyday at 36,000 feet, a global exchange of sorts takes place. Millions of freshly picked items crisscross the globe.....

What does sorts mean here? Please advise.

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Hi, Everyday at 36,000 feet, a global exchange of sorts takes place. Millions of freshly picked items crisscross the globe..... What does sorts mean here?

— Clive

  • Hi, Everyday at 36,000 feet, a global exchange of sorts takes place.
  • Millions of freshly picked items crisscross the globe.....
  • What does sorts mean here?
  • Please advise.
  • It's a less common way of saying a sort of global exchange, a kind of global exchange.
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Hi,

Everyday at 36,000 feet, a global exchange of sorts takes place. Millions of freshly picked items crisscross the globe.....

What does sorts mean here? Please advise.

It's a less common way of saying a sort of global exchange, a kind of global exchange.

Best wishes, Clive
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No wonder I couldn't make out the meaning. Thanks.

LCChang
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Clive is right, but there's also this meaning:

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- of sorts or of a sort : of an inconsequential or mediocre quality <a poet of sorts>

M-W unabridged dictionary
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which might indicate that the author is trying to avoid giving too much importance to the strict definition or usage of the "global exchange"
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LcchangEveryday at 36,000 feet, a global exchange of sorts takes place.
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