Sheena84  +  58928 Thu, 02 Dec 04 06:01 PM Hey There !!! I was shocked by knowing that ( Quite Good ) means not very good ! Coz I Always thought that any thing with Quite will emphase on completely ! so is it True ? that Quite Good means not very good !? and I wanna know what they mean By highly recommended ! Sheena84 Joined on Mon, Aug 23 2004 Kurdistan-Iraq New Member 33 "The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker

	nona the brit  +  58960 Thu, 02 Dec 04 08:36 PM Quite good is a case of 'damning with faith praise'. Highly recommended would usually mean that literally. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	fluffyzzz  +  58967 Thu, 02 Dec 04 09:43 PM That's shocking to me too. If you said "Quite Good" in america it would indeed mean "very good." fluffyzzz Joined on Thu, Dec 2 2004 Gainesville, Florida, USA New Member 15 ^ the opinion of an american college freshmen

	nona the brit  +  58973 Thu, 02 Dec 04 10:07 PM It doesn't necessarily mean that something is bad. It is more to be polite when you don't want to really compliment something or when you feel fairly neutral. nona the brit

	Mister Micawber  +  59245 Sat, 04 Dec 04 04:57 AM First I've heard that, Nona-- I'll have to assess the comments of my British friends differently from now on. When I don't want to really compliment something or when I feel fairly neutral, I usually say, 'Interesting'. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,822 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	nona the brit  +  59803 Tue, 07 Dec 04 05:54 AM This is only the case when 'quite' is paired with 'good'. If it is used with most other words like 'excellent, wonderful, delicious etc etc it is a genuinely means 'absolutely'. 'Quite nice' is another one to be wary of. Depending on the verbal emphasis it could also mean that you have some reservations about something. I have no idea why. nona the brit