Fishkill Bill wrote:
> On Sat, 19 May 2007 18:53:50 +0100, d4g4hd@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >grusl wrote:
> >
> >> "Fishkill Bill" wrote in message
> >> news:ojot435mpu18qioh5dqdsi6rk95ahgtvt0@4ax.com...
> >>
> >> > We found the Acropolis to be quite nice. [...]
> >>
> >>
> >> I herbey award you the HRH Prince Charles's Trust RTE Understatement Award
> >> for ... well, today at least.
> >
> >I don't want to speak for Bill, but remember that the US usage of
> >"quite" differs at times. (I don't know if you're an American BTW.)
> >"Quite nice" for some Americans is closer to "very nice." My first
> >partner, from Queens NY, used it this way- took some getting used to...
> >:)
> >
> >Same thing with "quite good."
>
> Dave,
>
> That's funny, I was born and raised in Queens, NY. Quite a nice place!
>
> Bill L
That _is_ funny. Was I right about your usage of "quite" though? :)
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