Quite\Rather 3

[Tdol]

What's the rule?

either
it depends on how the sentence is used

[RonBee]

How did you like your dinner?

A. It's quite good.
B. It's rather good.

[Latoof]

The food would be either good or bad, it depends who prepared it. If I am the one who prepared it so be sure that you are going to enjoy it.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Latoof

The food would be either good or bad, it depends who prepared it. If I am the one who prepared it so be sure that you are going to enjoy it.

Um, try:

If I am the one who prepared it you can be sure that you would enjoy it.

(I like spaghetti, and, indeeed, all kinds of pasta. I also like cherry pie. )

(I would be unlikely to use either quite good or rather good, butI dothink that quite good makes a more postive statement. (I prefer very good.))

[Tdol]

In BrE, we use both. They aren't as strong as 'very'.

I understand "quite" in BE often sounds mediocre. Is this correct?
By the way, which is better, "quite good" or "pretty good"?

[trustM]

pretty is American eh?

[trustM]

quite GOOD ("good" being stressed) has a positive meaning-I liked it.
QUITE good ("quite" being stressed) has a negative meaning-I didn't like it.

Sorry for changing the topic.
Please continue "quite" and "rather" discussion as I will ask mine
sometime in the future.