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Grammar and Linguistics > Quite...
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almaz
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The best explanation I �ve read yet of the apparent ambiguity of �quite � in phrases where it might enhance ("she �s quite wonderful") or diminish ("it �s quite good"):
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13 Mar 2013
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dutchboydvh
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LOL Quite interesting, but doesn �t help quite as much as I had hoped. ;-P
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13 Mar 2013
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almaz
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Perhaps this would help, Daryl. It �s from a friend �s blog where he looks at the problem from a slightly different viewpoint ( �gradability � rather than meeting certain criteria):
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13 Mar 2013
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Jayho
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Quite good Almaz - thx for the two links
I think there was quite a discussion on this a quite a while back but I �m quite sure I �ll never find it again. I do remember quite well that Brooce participated and it was about quite being an antagonym, not that that definition was used. A member was not quite sure about how quite was used. Quite a common problem, I think.
Cheers
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13 Mar 2013
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