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Shibboleths in English continued
kind of, type of, and sort of
Select from each group the words or phrases preferred in formal
writing. (In one sentence, neither choice is correct.)
- The congressman asked the reporter, "What
(sort of,
type of) remark is that?"
- This does not mean that the other prediction models are faulty;
each model of this (kind,
type, sort)
met the criteria of the communications satellite needs of its time.
- We're all
(kind of, sort of)
tired of hearing about her accomplishments.
- This (kind of a,
kind of ,
type of,
type of a)
mathematical analysis did not produce consistent results.
- In some cases, this
(type of, kind of)
deviation must be provided simultaneously.
- On the basis of experience with the same
(type of, kind
of, sort of) exchanger, the
temperature difference was unacceptable.
- Problem formulation can utilize more than one
(type of, kind of a,
kind of) analysis tool.
- That Westside publication is the (sort of a,
sort of, kind of)
newspaper associated with the term "rag."
- The generated spiral bevel gears are sensitive to misalignment
that will cause a shift in bearing contact and the
(type of, types of,
kind of, kinds of,
sort of, sorts of) transmission errors shown in
figure 11(b).
- The critical constraint list should include all
(types of, type of,
kinds of, kind of)
behavior constraints.
- This (type of,
kind of a, sort of)
slip is present in angular-contact ball bearings.
- The 1- by 1-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel uses several different
(types of, kinds of,
sorts of) experimental research tools.
- With that (type of a,
type of,
kind of, kind of a)
thermocouple, you can expect problems.
For an explanation of kind of, type of, and
sort of, see Quirks of English.
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