- those kind
- these kind, those kind, these sort, those sort
Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
those kind
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those kind, those sort — See these kind; See also kind … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
these kind, those kind, these sort, those sort — Sort and kind are singular nouns; these and those are plural modifiers. Say and write this kind, that kind, these kinds, this sort, these sorts, and those sorts. See also kind … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
kind — kind1 /kuynd/, adj., kinder, kindest. 1. of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person. 2. having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words. 3. indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane (often… … Universalium
kind — I [[t]kaɪnd[/t]] adj. er, est 1) of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person 2) having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence: kind words[/ex] 3) considerate or helpful; humane (often fol. by to): to be kind to animals[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
kind — 1. n. 1 a a race or species (human kind). b a natural group of animals, plants, etc. (the wolf kind). 2 class, type, sort, variety (what kind of job are you looking for?). Usage: In sense 2, these (or those) kind is often encountered when… … Useful english dictionary
kind — 1 /kaInd/ noun 1 (C) a type or sort or person or thing (+ of): What kind of fish is this? | Are you in some kind of trouble? | victimization of the worst kind | all kinds of: They sell all kinds of different things. | of this kind: Operations of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kind — This word has many meanings, among them class (a kind of preacher), subdivision of a category (that kind of orange), and, with of, rather or somewhat (kind of sorry). Kind is singular, so that one should not say these (or those) kind of shoes but … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
those sort — these kind, those kind, these sort, those sort … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
kind of — kind of, sort of 1. These expressions mean much the same, and share the same grammatical problems. (The issues raised here seem to occur less often in practice with the third alternative, type of.) There is less of a problem when kind of is… … Modern English usage
kind — Those are the kind of numbers that easily solve the mystery (New York Daily News). Kind and kinds and their antecedents should always enjoy what grammarians call concord. Just as we say this hat but those hats, so the writer above should have … Dictionary of troublesome word
