This discussion was kinda interesting, but I feel like it kinda lost the plot after a while. Anyway, this is my kinda response post: funny, succinct, kinda antagonistic. Great work ddplf, you’re kinda my kinda people.
“How kind (nice) of you” and “My kind (sort) of people” are both appropriate uses of “kinda”. I hear it used more for the latter than the former, to be honest.
Also, it’s casual language anyways, so why even try to bring grammar into it, much less while being so confidently wrong?
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Kinda = kind of, no?
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Yes, but in this context, “kind” have a different meaning so you can’t use the contracted informal version of “kind of”. It’s like instead of saying
“oh how kind of you to hold the door for me”
You say: “oh how kinda you to hold the door for me”
It just doesn’t make sense.
ddplf@szmer.info 2 months ago
What kinda shrooms are you on right now?
codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
This discussion was kinda interesting, but I feel like it kinda lost the plot after a while. Anyway, this is my kinda response post: funny, succinct, kinda antagonistic. Great work ddplf, you’re kinda my kinda people.
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
By all means, tell me how I’m wrong. I’d love to know
zikzak025@lemmy.world 2 months ago
kinda is just another way to say “kind of”
“How kind (nice) of you” and “My kind (sort) of people” are both appropriate uses of “kinda”. I hear it used more for the latter than the former, to be honest.
Also, it’s casual language anyways, so why even try to bring grammar into it, much less while being so confidently wrong?
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I see, so when you’re complimenting people you say “that’s kinda you”?
Or would you say “that’s kind of you”?
Feel free to say it out loud and let me know