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What īs the difference?
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Pretty3
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What īs the difference?
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Hi,
Can yoy tell me please what the difference is between :
I really like football and I quite like football??
Regards,
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24 Sep 2013
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cunliffe
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Really means a lot and quite means a bit. I really like is stronger than I quite like. |
24 Sep 2013
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Pretty3
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Simple answer.
Thank you very much. |
24 Sep 2013
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yanogator
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Also, just in case you need to know this, in the US, we wouldn īt say "I quite like football". Also, when we do use quite (It is quite cool today), it means "very" in the US, as opposed to "a little" in the UK. Bruce |
24 Sep 2013
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frere
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thanks to bruce - i am british and thought i could speak american* and did not know that.
"i can speak american" by the screaming blue messiahs - great for high level fun loving students. |
24 Sep 2013
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Zora
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In Canada, we use quite both ways. Depending on context, intonation, etc. Quite can mean - I really like - or - I like it a bit.
Example:
Wow! That īs quite a deal! You got the car for a steal. - quite meaning a lot
I am quite disgust by it all. You are a scoundrel! - quite meaning very.
Well, I quite like that, but I prefer the other one. - quite meaning a little/ a bit.
It īs not quite what I want. Maybe we need to see it in another colour. - quite meaning a bit, a little, so-so
See? Context is everything 
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25 Sep 2013
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