Common Mistakes : Quite

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.BAD: This year the work at university is quite harder than last year .GOOD: This year the work at university is rather harder than last year

: (Before comparative forms use rather, slightly, somewhat or (especially in informal styles) a bit, a little (NOT quite .My new office is rather smaller than my old one .He’s slightly older than me

: Note however the common exception (Yes, I’m feeling quite better, thank you.’ (= completely recovered

.BAD: There are quite many foreign students in London .GOOD: There are quite a lot of foreign students in London

: quite a lot (of) NOT quite many/much .Quite a lot of time has already been wasted .I’ve made quite a lot of new friends