“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 21 hours ago
Kinda = kind of, no?
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 17 hours 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 16 hours ago
What kinda shrooms are you on right now?
Atomic@sh.itjust.works 16 hours ago
By all means, tell me how I’m wrong. I’d love to know
zikzak025@lemmy.world 14 hours 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 12 hours 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