I was quite shocked.

[fire_of_avalon]

http://i.imgur.com/4ukMv4Y.png

IS THIS TRUE, BRITISH PEOPLE?

[Night Fury]

It is.

[Shauna]

Yeah, that's how quite works.

[Sephiroth]

Depending on the context I use both. I am no native speaker, however. In most cases I guess I would use it with the meaning of "very".

[Psychotic]

I quite like to think it mirrors our two nation's attitudes to things in general.

[Pheesh]

Yeah, that's the way I use it down under as well. Quite good=pretty good.

[Pumpkin]

I don't use it often but when I do it's apparently in the British context. I thought everyone used it like that :confused:

[Goldenboko]

This is why I am for the separation of Amenglish and English.

[Slothy]

The strange thing is I tend to use it both ways. Making every time I use "quite" quite ambiguous.

[The Man]

I feel like I subconsciously understood this but never fully understood why that word irked me. It probably isn't surprising that given that I generally use British usage of most words, I generally mean "rather" when I use the word instead of "very".

It may be a regional thing, actually; some Americans may use it to mean "very" while others mean "rather". But I dunno. I think the word's lack of specifiicity has always irked me.

[Shauna]

The strange thing is I tend to use it both ways. Making every time I use "quite" quite ambiguous.

After I read this thread I has a short discussion about 'quite' with Mr Shauna. It ended with us both being very confused about how we use the word, and a decision that we should stop talking about it.

We seem to use it in both ways, was the conclusion we came to before we moved the conversation onto something else.

[Chris]

lol British English ok

[Unbreakable Will]

I've used it under each connotation at different times, just depends on how I feel. It's a wonderfully ambiguous word for when you're trying not to insult someone but you can't bring yourself to praise them;

"Oh yes dear, that meal was quite good." when you're really calculating the odds of you dying from food poisoning.

[Madame Adequate]

I quite like to think it mirrors our two nation's attitudes to things in general.

I quite agree.

[Miriel]

Holy. shit.

My mind is kinda blown right now.

[Rebellious Eagle]

I'm not quite sure how I use the word in both meanings, but I do.

[Sephex]

I always took "quite" from any English source as people being more laid back about their enthusiasm. Kind of a happy medium, if you will.

[Iceglow]

Yeah I'm quite impressed any of you Americans got this at all.

[Mirage]

I find this quite interesting. I'm saying that while being neither american or british, so what do I actually mean?!?!?

[Chris]

So, basically, Brits view Americans as being just above primates on the evolutionary scale? :(

[krissy]

i quite eoff

[Rantz]

Quite just means silent! You sillies :lol:

[Pike]

So, basically, Brits view Americans as being just above primates on the evolutionary scale? :(

yes

[Rantz]

Just above primates is a pretty lofty rating of anyone imo. Apart from whales.

[Madame Adequate]

Being viewed as slightly above primates is pretty complimentary given that an accurate view would see them as primates.

[fire_of_avalon]

I quite like to think it mirrors our two nation's attitudes to things in general.
BUT ARE YOU ENTHUSIASTICALLY IN SUPPORT OF THAT THOUGHT OR JUST KINDA SORTA MAYBE GAH I DON'T UNDERSTAND.



I quite like to think it mirrors our two nation's attitudes to things in general.

I quite agree.
SO DO YOU STRONGLY AGREE OR KINDA SORTA MAYBE AGREE.


Holy. trout.

My mind is kinda blown right now.
I don't even know what's real anymore.


Yeah I'm quite impressed any of you Americans got this at all.
Fuck off, Steve!

[Shlup]

This makes me feel like never talking to people anymore.

[Loony BoB]

I quite agree. It's pretty accurate. It can get rather varied in enthusiasm depending on the emphasis of the speaker, though. That should be fairly obvious.

[Old Manus]

Reading this thread has ironically made the word lose all meaning to me.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I always thought the English were just containing themselves so they don't look overly excited. :(

[Pike]

Actually I always thought "quite" was somewhere inbetween "somewhat/moderately" and "rather/very" on the scale.

The weather is quite nice if it's like... 75% nice.

Or something like that.

:shifty:

[TrollHunter]

This thread makes me want to cry.

[escobert]

Holy. shit.

My mind is kinda blown right now.

[Shorty]

This is absurd. You English always do everything backwards.

[Raistlin]

How have you British also managed to screw up "quite"?

[Loony BoB]

I always thought "quite" was somewhere inbetween "somewhat/moderately" and "rather/very"
But rather is quite like quite. Very is quite different.

[Shorty]

ugh what get the fuck out of here with your weird language business

[Mirage]

This makes the name of the show "Quite Interesting" quite interesting.

[Laddy]

This makes me wonder what other things we Americans have been saying wrong.

Like, "you Americans are okay."

Does okay mean terrible and subhuman?