dilodi83
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Italy
A- Can I hold you hand?
B- Of course you can.
A- So, what's the problem?
B- I do not really know...I...
A- Listen, I like you, don't I?
B- Yes, I do, but don't do this to me...
A- And you think I'm sort of beautiful...
AND
A- What do think about your new collegue?
B- Well, I think she's sort of a hard-working persone, very clever and professional.
Now, my question is: does "sort of" sound like "quite" (with a positive meaning) or like "rather" (with a negative acception)?
I'm asking it because I have heard it in a film a it sounded like in the first example, as it were "quite", but today my English teacher, who is not a native, has told me that it's used just in American English and only with a negative meaning, very similar to "rather"...Could you give me your opinion, please?
B- Of course you can.
A- So, what's the problem?
B- I do not really know...I...
A- Listen, I like you, don't I?
B- Yes, I do, but don't do this to me...
A- And you think I'm sort of beautiful...
AND
A- What do think about your new collegue?
B- Well, I think she's sort of a hard-working persone, very clever and professional.
Now, my question is: does "sort of" sound like "quite" (with a positive meaning) or like "rather" (with a negative acception)?
I'm asking it because I have heard it in a film a it sounded like in the first example, as it were "quite", but today my English teacher, who is not a native, has told me that it's used just in American English and only with a negative meaning, very similar to "rather"...Could you give me your opinion, please?