some achievement

[Vladv1]

"There are people out there, made even more nuts by the heat, literally fighting to get in. This is some achievement for us. Dio has been a big arena band pretty much from the moment we released our first album, Holy Diver—but this is the Garden, and this is a whole new level of reality".

"Rainbow in the Dark", Ronnie James Dio.

Is it a strong form or a weak form of some?

 

[5jj]

It is.

 

[Vladv1]

It is.

Strong?

 

[5jj]

Sorry. Yes, strong.

 

[Vladv1]

Sorry. Yes, strong.

Thanks. So, here the function of strong some is to underliedthe high level of achievement? If so, does it work in this capacity only with numbers and uncountables?

 

[5jj]

No. If can be used before countable nouns: That was some party on Saturday.

 

[Vladv1]

No. If can be used before countable nouns: That was some party on Saturday.

What does the function of some in the example? What does it add?

 

[5jj]

What does is the function of "some" in the example?

Exactly the same as in your example sentence.