Forum newsfeeds
Forum Newsfeeds


Sites for Teachers

Sites for Teachers

Home > Forums > ESL Forums

Go Back   UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum > English ESL Questions > Advanced
Quite\Rather 2 Quite\Rather 2
Register FAQDonate Members List Mark Forums Read Tags

Poll: The film was ___ better than I'd expected.
Be advised that this is a public poll: other users can see the choice(s) you selected.
Poll Options
The film was ___ better than I'd expected.

Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 27-Oct-2003, 22:12
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Posts: 24,927
Thanks: 1
Thanked 155 Times in 151 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default Quite\Rather 2
What's the rule?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 28-Oct-2003, 03:27
RonBee's Avatar
Moderator
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Country: USA
Location: North Carolina
First Language: English
Posts: 11,837
Thanks: 27
Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts
RonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the rough
Default
One is used. The other is not.

:wink:
__________________
~R
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 28-Oct-2003, 03:29
RonBee's Avatar
Moderator
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Country: USA
Location: North Carolina
First Language: English
Posts: 11,837
Thanks: 27
Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts
RonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the rough
Default
You could say:
  • The film was quite a bit better than I'd expected.

:)
__________________
~R
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 28-Oct-2003, 22:15
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Posts: 24,927
Thanks: 1
Thanked 155 Times in 151 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default
That's cheating.
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 01-Apr-2004, 17:54
Junior Member
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Country: Belgium
Posts: 73
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
valtango
Default rather
Quote:
Originally Posted by tdol
That's cheating.
or simply, the film was better than I expected..
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 01-Apr-2004, 19:08
Red5's Avatar
Webmaster, UsingEnglish.com
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: England
Location: London
First Language: British English
Posts: 2,715
Thanks: 1
Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts
Red5 has disabled reputation
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by RonBee
One is used. The other is not.

:wink:
__________________
Red5
Webmaster, UsingEnglish.com
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 01-Apr-2004, 19:09
Red5's Avatar
Webmaster, UsingEnglish.com
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: England
Location: London
First Language: British English
Posts: 2,715
Thanks: 1
Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts
Red5 has disabled reputation
Default Re: rather
Quote:
Originally Posted by valtango
or simply, the film was better than I expected..
Very true, and in my opinion, preferable.
__________________
Red5
Webmaster, UsingEnglish.com
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 23-Jul-2004, 09:59
Member
  
Join Date: Jul 2004
Country: UK
First Language: Chinese
Posts: 227
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
ion Joe
Default
Can I say quite good or rather bad?
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 28-Jul-2004, 23:11
RonBee's Avatar
Moderator
  
Join Date: Feb 2003
Country: USA
Location: North Carolina
First Language: English
Posts: 11,837
Thanks: 27
Thanked 257 Times in 241 Posts
RonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the roughRonBee is a jewel in the rough
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by ion Joe
Can I say quite good or rather bad?
Yes, you can use either, although preferably not at the same time.

:wink:
__________________
~R
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 01-Sep-2004, 20:12
ling
 
Posts: n/a
Default
i picked quite
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >
Tags:


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »


Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Quite\Rather 3 Tdol Advanced 19 04-Feb-2008 23:16
Quite\rather Tdol Advanced 21 04-Feb-2008 17:57


All times are GMT. The time now is 19:58.



vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0
Copyright © 2002 - 2008 UsingEnglish.com