tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896710675157315852.post2041016790297586573..comments2024-03-28T06:40:08.335-07:00Comments on Sheila's Guests and Reviews: Meet the CatsSheila Deethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896710675157315852.post-87581521999435975042017-02-19T18:47:03.584-08:002017-02-19T18:47:03.584-08:00Interesting. I hadn't heard about the differen...Interesting. I hadn't heard about the difference in meaning for "quite." We often use it as understatement, so "Mum quite likes cats" would mean she loves them. I guess that's where the American usage must come from. But an answer, "Yes, I quite like them," to the question "Do you like cats," would mean you don't hate them. (Ah, but how could anyone not love cats!)<br /><br />Thank you for that picture of Mum. You really caught her smile!Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6896710675157315852.post-84812915346202157062017-02-19T09:45:51.291-08:002017-02-19T09:45:51.291-08:00Nice blog starting with your mum and the cats. Nic...Nice blog starting with your mum and the cats. Nice photos too! wonder who took them! ha. I just learned that the word "quite" has different meanings in England and in the U.S. Supposedly in England it means "a little bit," and in U.S. it means "totally, completely." I think your mum likes the cats in the U.S. manner.Jean Harkinnoreply@blogger.com