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[khmerhit]

she's looking kind of tired
she's feeling kind of knackered
she's behaving kind of strangely
she's working kind of fast
she's wearing these kind of weird glasses
she's kind of making eyes at him
she's kind of like in love, like
she's been kind of meaning to tell him

It's more common than you might think!

Do you ever teach it?

Kind of??

[johnslat]

Dear khmerhit,
How kind of you.
Regards,
John

[denise]

Yes. I teach it and use it--and the reduced form as well. I'm all for exposing students to real language.

d

[latefordinner]

Yes. I taught it yesterday, and "a little bit" as well. As D says, it is real language.

[arioch36]

"kind of"? Is that a synonym for "kinda"



I'm kinda tired, I think Ium goin to bed

[Roger]

You can teach the 'kind of' phrase even at kindergarten level!