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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Such vs Rather

What is the difference between such and rather?
  

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It depends on a sentence. Here it is how I see it (though I am not a native speaker :-) ) Sometimes such is used to emphasize something, sometimes as means of comparison with something else. Rather is generally used to emphasize something and is close in meaning to very .

  • It depends on a sentence.
  • Here it is how I see it (though I am not a native speaker :-) ) Sometimes such is used to emphasize something, sometimes as means of comparison with something else.
  • Rather is generally used to emphasize something and is close in meaning to very .
  • Compare the sentences: It is such a nice book.
  • It is a rather nice book.
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It depends on a sentence. Here it is how I see it (though I am not a native speaker :-) )

Sometimes such is used to emphasize something, sometimes as means of comparison with something else.

Rather is generally used to emphasize something and is close in meaning to very.

Compare the sentences:

It i

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