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Michelle Cha Posted 11 years ago
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They are such/ quite/ rather pretty girls.
1. They are such pretty girls.
2. They are quite pretty girls.
3. They are rather pretty girls.
Are they all grammatical and same in the meaning?
2. They are quite pretty girls.
3. They are rather pretty girls.
Are they all grammatical and same in the meaning?
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The three all imply a less than enthusiastic endorsement of the girls' looks. An unqualified endorsement would go something like: They're really pretty girls. But the three quoted sentences all qualify this: 1.
- The three all imply a less than enthusiastic endorsement of the girls' looks.
- An unqualified endorsement would go something like: They're really pretty girls.
- But the three quoted sentences all qualify this: 1.
- They are such pretty girls.
- (The word "such" makes this sound almost insulting, like you don't really think they're pretty.
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The three all imply a less than enthusiastic endorsement of the girls' looks. An unqualified endorsement would go something like: They're really pretty girls. But the three quoted sentences all qualify this:
1. They are such pretty girls. (The word "such" makes this sound almost insulting, like you don't really think they're pretty. Of the three sentences, this one is the most negat
1. They are such pretty girls. (The word "such" makes this sound almost insulting, like you don't really think they're pretty. Of the three sentences, this one is the most negat
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AnonymousThe three all imply a less than enthusiastic endorsement of the girls' looks. An unqualified endorsement would go something like: They're really pretty girls.I wouldn't take these to indicate that the girls aren't very pretty.
1. They are such pretty girls to me would indicate that they are very pretty.
2. They are quite
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