Everyone's done it. You sit in front of a keyboard and suddenly words appear on your nice, clean and blank word processor's sheet. A letter, then a word, then a sentence. Sentences become paragraphs. Paragraphs become chapters. And, sooner or later, you have a story
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And Winnie-the-Pooh.
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When you use "quite" in "that was quite good" it actually means it wasn't good.
Surely that depends on tone and context?
XWA
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(That icon is awesome :) *hugs Hiro*)
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Of course is doesn't come across as positively as 'It's good', or It's great' and so might be interpreted as slightly negative. Especially if it's used in a comment where tone is hard to discern, and the context is 'did you like it y/n?', the same context where 'it's quite good' *is* often used as a polite get-out.
Re icon: Thanks, I'm proud of it. :-) Have another (even slightly relevant, though it's for another language) Hiro one. :-)
XWA
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I almost certiainly wouldn't write it a review, because it carries that weight of "quite good but" and without being able to hear the tone, it can come across wrongly.
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...What is Valentine's Day for in America? Out of curiosity.
11. When you use "quite" in "that was quite good" it actually means it wasn't good. Not a compliment like that. :)
Sort of, but it does depend on when it's said. It can equally mean it's better than you expected, or that it was good but could do with some improvements.
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For number 11, I'm more referring to reviews actually. I should clarify that one. Thank you!
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5. I'd dispute the use of slacks because I still haven't worked out what they are. Are they some sort of trousers?
11. I'd agree with ferretwho - I've never heard quite mean not.
16. Unless they're from Yorkshire.
17. These days I actually hear takeout more often than takeaway. But that just goes to show how much American English is heard over here.
19. Out of curiosity, what's a duster mean in American English?
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Archaic term of reference to ladies trousers. If someone used it I'd think they were of similar vintage to Great Aunt Kathleen, who remembered the WWI ceasefire...
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