The difference between quite & quiet

[rob1963]

Following on from last month's English lesson, this month we learn the difference between quite & quiet, as the two often seem to get mixed up. Note the position of the last two letters in each word.

QUITE = Rather. Example: "I was quite tired after last nights gig."

QUIET = Not very loud. Example: "Try and be quiet if you get home late."

Finally, an example of both words used together in the same sentence:

"My new sound system seems quite quiet compared to the last one."


Here endeth todays lesson.

:rolleyes:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Repeat after me Mr James....

"I must get out more" :sj:

[rob1963]

Repeat after me Mr James....

"I must get out more" :sj:

I don't know what the world's coming to...

...you try & help out fellow forum members, and the head cheese just takes the mickey!

:coat:

[Penfold42]

Thank you Roz....

*get's up and hands teacher an apple*

[rob1963]

Thank you Roz....

*get's up and hands teacher an apple*

I hope you found it quite helpful, Tony

:D :D :D

[Penfold42]

I hope you found it quite helpful, Tony

:D :D :D

Shhh........quiet....ive' gut an hedache........:D :D :D :D

[rob1963]

Shhh........quiet....ive' gut an hedache........:D :D :D :D

:sofa:

[Vectis]

QUITE = Rather. Example: "I was quite tired after last nights gig."


night's, surely?

[PropellerHeadCase]

Nice :D

[rob1963]

Unfortunately, I have a faulty keyboard. The apostrophe does not always work.

Also, vectis, the apostrophe should be the same colour as the font, not red.

:rolleyes:

[PropellerHeadCase]

On the contrary, editing marks are historically red.

[Vectis]

On the contrary, editing marks are historically red.

:ner:

[rob1963]

On the contrary, editing marks are historically red.

Maybe in New Zealand!

[Vectis]

Maybe in New Zealand!

Just consulted Mrs VV on this... she's an English teacher... and edit marks are indeed historically red.

:ner: :ner:

Or maybe that's just a colonial island thing... :p

[PropellerHeadCase]

Roz is getting hysterically red, methinks :D

[rob1963]

As we obviously have some people in training for the pedants forum, what exactly are edit marks?

[Vectis]

As we obviously have some people in training for the pedants forum, what exactly are edit marks?

Ahem (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_editing)

[rob1963]

I know what editing is, vectis.

I was specifically asking about "edit marks"

Apart from that, Wikipedia is hardly the best source for accurate information!

[Vectis]

I know what editing is, vectis.

I was specifically asking about "edit marks"

Apart from that, Wikipedia is hardly the best source for accurate information!

Referenced by Encarta (http://wadsworth.com/english_d/templates/student_resources/1413001890_burnett/UsageHandbook/edit_marks.htm)

And what colour are the illustrations? RED!

[rob1963]

So they are actually proofreading marks, not editing marks!

(I'm still in training for the pedants forum).

:D :D :D

[Vectis]

Rob, are you single by any chance? :D

(that wasn't a proposition...)

[rob1963]

Rob, are you single by any chance? :D

(that wasn't a proposition...)

Indeed I am...

It's cheaper, less hassle & much more fun!

;)

[Vectis]

Indeed I am...


Figures... :)

[robbiedj]

Next week's lesson:-

The use of there, their & they're. :D

[rob1963]

Next week's lesson:-

The use of there, their & they're. :D

Ahem...

http://www.mobilediscodirectory.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=10626

:D :D :D

[robbiedj]

Well, sorry about that must have missed it. :sorry:







But perhaps we should have exams because I don't think the class has learnt that one yet. :Naughty:

[rob1963]

But perhaps we should have exams because I don't think the class has learnt that one yet. :Naughty:

Indeed.

There are still many occasions where the three are used incorrectly.

[Excalibur]

Following on from last month's English lesson, this month we learn the difference between quite & quiet, as the two often seem to get mixed up. Note the position of the last two letters in each word.

QUITE = Rather. Example: "I was quite tired after last nights gig."

QUIET = Not very loud. Example: "Try and be quiet if you get home late."

Finally, an example of both words used together in the same sentence:

"My new sound system seems quite quiet compared to the last one."


Here endeth todays lesson.

:rolleyes:

I didn't know you'd changed to Active? :D :D :D


Unfortunately, I have a faulty keyboard. The apostrophe does not always work.

Also, vectis, the apostrophe should be the same colour as the font, not red.

:rolleyes:

I think it may have been a visual aid , Roy. ;) :D

[Corabar Steve]

My teachers always corrected in red

[rob1963]

My teachers always corrected in red

So did mine, but childrens school books & forums on computers are not quite the same thing.

[Corabar Steve]

It was a correction, ergo it was in red

[rob1963]

It was a correction, ergo it was in red

Well I haven't noticed many corrections on this forum which are in red.

[Corabar Steve]

So it's not always done correctly (pun intended) but in this instance it was.

[robbiedj]

My teachers always corrected in red

This is discouraged now, as it may upset the little ones seeing nasty red writing all over their work. :D

[Corabar Steve]

Sod 'em! :sj:

[PropellerHeadCase]

This is discouraged now, as it may upset the little ones seeing nasty red writing all over their work. :D

Which merely makes the reality of the real world that much harder to bear when they finally get there.

[robbiedj]

Which merely makes the reality of the real world that much harder to bear when they finally get there.

It might be different in NZ, but here we have had years of no competitive sports in schools because the non-sporty kids feel bad about it, so, surprise, there are even less budding athletes coming through. No end-of-term class placing, as those who came last would be upset.

Anything that could make one kid feel out of it was frowned upon. Now they have begun to realise that, yes, you do need some competition in schools or they cannot fit into REAL life.

It's too late for some, though. They already think the world owes them a living. :bang:

[theoloyla]

It might be different in NZ, but here we have had years of no competitive sports in schools because the non-sporty kids feel bad about it, so, surprise, there are even less budding athletes coming through. No end-of-term class placing, as those who came last would be upset.

Anything that could make one kid feel out of it was frowned upon. Now they have begun to realise that, yes, you do need some competition in schools or they cannot fit into REAL life.

It's too late for some, though. They already think the world owes them a living. :bang:
How true! Life is a competition.

[BeerFunk]

I was of the last generation of kids who didn't have mobile phones or readily available internet access, so I feel qualified to speak! If Whitney is right, and children are our future, we are in bigger trouble than we might think. When you look at the rapid development of other parts of the world, where the people appreciate everything they have - you'd have to draw the conclusion that our general economy and standard of living will slide as theirs grows.

[rob1963]

If Whitney is right, and children are our future, we are in bigger trouble than we might think.

Indeed.

I think that's a VERY worrying thought!

[PropellerHeadCase]

It might be different in NZ, but here we have had years of no competitive sports in schools because the non-sporty kids feel bad about it, so, surprise, there are even less budding athletes coming through. No end-of-term class placing, as those who came last would be upset.

Anything that could make one kid feel out of it was frowned upon. Now they have begun to realise that, yes, you do need some competition in schools or they cannot fit into REAL life.

It's too late for some, though. They already think the world owes them a living. :bang:

Yeah, not so much in the sports, but in academics... secondary schooling is now a joke - out with the A+ to F scale in with the pass or not pass :bang:

How is a university supposed to be able to differentiate between someone who scraped through and someone who aces every exam? They can't.

Home-schooling is rapidly becoming a very attractive option: I can cover Maths, English and the Sciences and Jo can help with the Sciences and cover the languages, she speaks five (Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and, of course, English).

[Corabar Steve]

Too late to cancel the move Al?

[Dragonfly]

It might be different in NZ, but here we have had years of no competitive sports in schools because the non-sporty kids feel bad about it, so, surprise, there are even less budding athletes coming through. No end-of-term class placing, as those who came last would be upset.

Anything that could make one kid feel out of it was frowned upon. Now they have begun to realise that, yes, you do need some competition in schools or they cannot fit into REAL life.

It's too late for some, though. They already think the world owes them a living. :bang:

Indeed , in a previous life as a teaching assitstant i worked with several PRIMARY school children whose aspiration it was to "do nothing just get the dole like my dad" very very sad.

I had a grammer school upbringing and rightly or wrongly am a great supporter of that system.

[theoloyla]

Indeed , in a previous life as a teaching assitstant i worked with several PRIMARY school children whose aspiration it was to "do nothing just get the dole like my dad" very very sad.

I had a grammer school upbringing and rightly or wrongly am a great supporter of that system.
Me too!!! Comprehensive schools when they were first introduced in the 60's were supposed to be really big and offer more choice and streaming - not just lower every kid to the bottom.

[Excalibur]

Indeed , in a previous life as a teaching assitstant i worked with several PRIMARY school children whose aspiration it was to "do nothing just get the dole like my dad" very very sad.

I had a grammer school upbringing and rightly or wrongly am a great supporter of that system.

Snap. It may be unfashionable now, but it worked well. Sadly, all vestiges of ambition and striving for achievement and betterment seeem to have all but disappeared. :bang:

[PropellerHeadCase]

Too late to cancel the move Al?

Why, Steve? The problem seems to be endemic in English-speaking Western nations, but there are more internationally recognised alternatives to the standard testing schema available in the UK than in NZ.

[BeerFunk]

Me too!!! Comprehensive schools when they were first introduced in the 60's were supposed to be really big and offer more choice and streaming - not just lower every kid to the bottom.
Yep, and on the same note, I'd like to see money invested to fast track the kids with above average ability - regardless of their background.

[rob1963]

Yep, and on the same note, I'd like to see money invested to fast track the kids with above average ability - regardless of their background.

Is it me, or is this starting to get a bit political?

:sofa:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Is it me, or is this starting to get a bit political?

:sofa:

Slightly.

Let's not go there please guys.

[rob1963]

So far, I've given training on there, their & they're...

...and also on quite & quiet.


I think I might do here & hear next!

:D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Or Rob, Ron, Roz and Roy. :sj:

[Excalibur]

So far, I've given training on there, their & they're...

...and also on quite & quiet.


I think I might do here & hear next!

:D

Well for a start then, explain how " Here Here " is not how you concur with someone. I'm sick of seeing that one.:bang:
Must be my Grammar School education.;)

Curses, political input, and willy waving in the same post. Now I'm in trouble.
:(

[kilmeedyman]

or why you haven't been 'hear and their'

[PropellerHeadCase]

Hear here, Roz!

And if you're in NZ you can sadly add 'hare' and 'hair' to that, and sometimes 'air', 'heir', 'ear', 'ere', 'e'er' :(

[rob1963]

On a similar subject, can anyone tell me if the phrase "well known people" should have a hyphen between the words well & known?

I've tried Googling it, but found many examples of both options, so I'm a bit confused...not that it takes much!

:D

[PropellerHeadCase]

Optional, Rob, either/or. Personally I prefer the hyphen.

[rob1963]

Optional, Rob, either/or. Personally I prefer the hyphen.

Thanks, Al.

I thought you'd know the answer.

:beerchug:

[Corabar Steve]

Or Rob, Ron, Roz and Roy. :sj:You forgot Rog & Rod


Well for a start then, explain how " Here Here " is not how you concur with someone.
:(
Hear Hear, that one really get's my goat. :sj:

[rob1963]

Or Rob, Ron, Roz and Roy. :sj:


You forgot Rog & Rod

I noticed that too, but I chose not to mention it...as I didn't want to encourage him!

[Vectis]

Here you go Rob, save you the trouble:

http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html

[rob1963]

Here you go Rob, save you the trouble:

http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html

Wow!...thanks vectis!

I already knew them all, though!

:whistle: