"Kinda" is slang for "kind of," which is an informal way of saying "rather" or "to some extent": I'm kinda tired = I'm kind of tired. He's kinda weird = He's kind of weird.
when we can use rather? is it have a same meanings with prefer? i still confused with that word. can u give an example in sentences?
RATHER has two primary meanings: 1. by preference; 2. to some degree:- Nan would RATHER sleep than mow the lawn. - Henry would RATHER go to London on holiday than Pyongyang. - Would you RATHER dance with me or buy me dinner? - Peter is RATHER happy that it's Friday. ("Rather" = to a certain extent or degree) - Nan has been acting RATHER funny today. ("Rather" = to a certain extent or degree)
It's slang: http://bit.ly/1LqTuuH (Many people find it annoying, much like how "YOLO" and "swag" were a few years ago.)TBH (to be honest), we're growing a little tired of answering questions about "tho." We can't wait for this internet trend to end.
Vice versa" = in reverse order from the way something has been stated; the other way around:- Nan loves Henry, and vice versa. (This means Nan loves Henry, and Henry loves Nan.) - Naruto wants to defeat Sasuke, and vice versa. (This means Naruto wants to defeat Sasuke, and Sasuke wants to defeat Naruto.)
could you explain me what's the meaning of 'by the time' ?
"By the time" = before the time. For example, "By the time (before) she comes home, we will already be in school." "By the time (before) he retired from boxing, he had won more than 50 matches."
A cliche is an overused phrase that shows no original thought, e.g., "One man's garbage is another man's treasure." You should NOT use cliches in essays. Your teacher will not be impressed.
's is the possessive form for singular nouns: kid's toy, Mike's cat, car's engine; s' is the possessive form for plural nouns that end in -s: two cars' engines, three boys' books, six dogs', three trees' branches.Keep in mind that for names that end in -s (James, Thomas, Chris, etc.), either James's or James' is fine.Also, 's is a contraction of is or has, e.g., He's (he is) sick; She's (she has) been to Paris.
"She may be late" = 1. She has permission to be late; 2. There is a pretty good chance that she will be late."She might be late" = 1. There is a small chance that she will be late.
"It's no good" - is it colloquial or is it completely equal to "it's not good"?
can we say "it's no fair" etc?
"It's no good" is colloquial. We usually use "It's no good" to mean "It's no use" (which is also colloquial). "It's no fair" doesn't work because nobody says it. "It's NOT fair" is fine.