A alphaai New member Joined Aug 16, 2011 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language English Home Country New Zealand Current Location Australia Aug 23, 2011 #1 Hello, Can I say: That car drove kinda fast. Does "Kinda Fast" mean fast or slow? Ben
SirGod Member Joined Feb 26, 2010 Location Romania Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Romanian Home Country Romania Current Location Romania Aug 23, 2011 #2 * Not a teacher First of all, the car does not drive. It is driven by somebody. That driver/pilot drove kinda fast. or That car was driven kinda fast. Kinda means: rather, somewhat, sort of, slightly etc. That means the driver was driving fast, but not too fast. Kinda is the informal version of kind of. Do not use it in formal speech.
* Not a teacher First of all, the car does not drive. It is driven by somebody. That driver/pilot drove kinda fast. or That car was driven kinda fast. Kinda means: rather, somewhat, sort of, slightly etc. That means the driver was driving fast, but not too fast. Kinda is the informal version of kind of. Do not use it in formal speech.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 23, 2011 #3 alphaai said: Can I say: 'That car drove kinda fast'? Click to expand... Nobody will stop you saying it, but you'd be well advised to write 'kind of'. Does "kinda fast" mean fast or slow? Click to expand... It means 'rather fast'. Rover
alphaai said: Can I say: 'That car drove kinda fast'? Click to expand... Nobody will stop you saying it, but you'd be well advised to write 'kind of'. Does "kinda fast" mean fast or slow? Click to expand... It means 'rather fast'. Rover