2021-02-01
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด S – Sort of & sort of a
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Sort = ‘SAWRT’
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
Sort of & sort of a
When used to mean an approximation,
Sort of is informal but not incorrect;
Sort of a is considered both informaland wordy:
“Dr. Billings is sort of an optimist” (but not a sort of an).
In the sense of “rather” or “somewhat,”
sort of is dialectal and not recommended for writing or speaking;
avoid a sentence such as “I am sort ofexhausted.”
Sort of, but not sort of a,
may be correctly used to refer to a species or general subdivision:
“What sort of snake is that?”
Despite “those sort” or “these sort”:
“Those sorts of test are difficult.”
Collins COBUILD English Usage
sort of & kind of
In conversation and in less formal writing,
people use sort of or kind of
in front of a noun to say that
something could be described as being a particular thing.
It's a sort of dictionary of dictionaries.
I'm a kind of anarchist, I suppose.
People also use sort of or kind of
in front of adjectives, verbs, and other types of word
to mean 'a little' or 'in some way',
or with very little meaning.
I felt kind of sorry for him.
I've sort of heard of him, but I don't know who he is.
