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#1
Good evening and thanks in advance for your help.
Sometimes I found myself with the constructions of «kind of», in a sentence. Also «kind of a». I really have doubts about the correct form. For example, in my translator I have found the following sentences:
What kind of a father are you?, or What kind of a person she is? or What kind of a fool do you take me for?
I see there is something in common in these three sentences: they are interrogative. But I do not know wether it has anything to do with it.
However I’m now writing a new sentence in an excersice, which is: «I suppose the answer depends on what
kind of a /kind of
tourist you are.»
I don’t know which is correct (kind of a, or kind of).
Is there any rule on this subject.
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#2
Hello. Personally, I am not really sure there is a difference. I hear, read and say both.
Wait for more opinions…
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#3
I agree with kayokid. There’s not much (if any) difference between them.
I have a very slight preference for «kind of».
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#4
What kind of (a) father are you?
What kind of (a) person is she?
What kind of (a) fool do you take me for?![:tick:]( "Tick :tick:")
The word <a>/<an> is optional in American English. That is to say, you can ask:
What kind of father are you?
I don’t know whether our omission of the indefinite article is grammatically correct or not, but presumably it is correct to include it.
«I suppose the answer depends on what
kind of a /kind of
tourist you are.»
![:tick:]( "Tick :tick:")
The sentence is understood either way. Again, I don’t actually know what the actual grammatical rule is. I do know one case where you should avoid using <a>, that is when you mean to say <tanto/bastante>.
«She felt kind of sad when I told her about it.»
«Se sintió un tanto triste cuando se lo dije a ella.»
This is a case where you wouldn’t say <kind of a sad>, that is you wouldn’t use <a>, but notice the difference in meaning. It would be like a Spaniard saying «especie de triste» to mean «tanto triste.» This usage is not considered grammatically correct, but is nevertheless used frequently by Americans.
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#5
The word <a>/<an> is optional in American English. That is to say, you can ask:
What kind of father are you?
I don’t know whether our omission of the indefinite article is grammatically correct or not, but presumably it is correct to include it.
The sentence is understood either way. Again, I don’t actually know what the actual grammatical rule is. I do know one case where you should avoid using <a>, that is when you mean to say <tanto/bastante>.
«She felt kind of sad when I told her about it.»
«Se sintió un tanto triste cuando se lo dije a ella.»This is a case where you wouldn’t say <kind of a sad>, that is you wouldn’t use <a>, but notice the difference in meaning. It would be like a Spaniard saying «especie de triste» to mean «tanto triste.» This usage is not considered grammatically correct, but is nevertheless used frequently by Americans.
Thanks indeed to you all for your prompt replies as well as correction where needed. I think now it is quite clear. Have a good rest of the day.
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#6
There can be a difference in meaning, but it depends on context.
«What kind of a father» usually refers to how well, or in what way, the term «a father» fits the person.
«What kind of father» usually refers to a description of the person who is a father.
But «what kind» can be used more literally too, meaning something like «what variety»:
What kind of horse is that? [Is that a quarterhorse, a racehorse, or what?]
What kind of a horse is that? [Is that a real horse? Is there a name for that kind of horse?]
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#7
There can be a difference in meaning, but it depends on context.
«What kind of a father» usually refers to how well, or in what way, the term «a father» fits the person.
«What kind of father» usually refers to a description of the person who is a father.But «what kind» can be used more literally too, meaning something like «what variety»:
What kind of horse is that? [Is that a quarterhorse, a racehorse, or what?]
What kind of a horse is that? [Is that a real horse? Is there a name for that kind of horse?]
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#8
I see, brilliant Forero. Thank you very much.
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Like a dictionary, but instead of a list of words and their definitions, it contains words and how to use them in a sentence. If there is no such word, is there a specific word for a dictionary that also show how to use every entry in a sentence (list of [word + definition + use]?
asked Apr 24, 2011 at 15:08
Well, every good dictionary has for each entry the definition + example sentences.
If, instead, you mean (but it’s my speculation) more or less fixed expressions, then you should look into Phraseology, which is different though.
For example, «to kick the bucket» is a phraseological unit. If I’m not wrong, this example is called a «locution», where the meaning is not the sum of the single components but, instead, it works like a single unit.
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 15:15
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In german, there is the famous Duden «Stilwörterbuch» (aka Band 2 for the happy few). This dictionary focus on the usage of each word in different contexts and what kind of words (in other parts of speech) to use or to avoid with it. I found it invaluable when studying german and still use it regularly. A few french dictionaries have this «stylistique» dimension.
So I propose
stylistic dictionary
as a solution. There may be some room for a work of this kind in english but most good dictionaries have a usage part.
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 18:17
ogerardogerard
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The best I can come up with:
- ‘phrase book’
- ‘expression list’
So most dictionaries do only give definitions, but the OED is famous for giving referenced examples of usage in sentences that as well as possible show the nuance of the particular sub-definition. There might be an adjective that describes that aspect of the OED, but I think it would be a phrase that says something like «…with referenced examples in the literature».
answered Apr 24, 2011 at 17:32
MitchMitch
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The Bee Dictionary is a good resource for definition + usage of English words. The good thing about this online dictionary is that words drop down in an alphabetical order (a little like your concept of list) in the manner of a hardbound that one would have at home.
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answered Apr 25, 2011 at 5:23
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