Comments on: kind, sort, and type http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/ Type two similar terms in the search box. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toby (Linguist) http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3933 Toby (Linguist) Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:21:27 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3933 Sort= Most likely to be used by British-English speakers Kind= Most likely to be used by American-English speakers Type= shared fairly equally amongst anglophones, though either will typically opt for Sort/Kind instead of Type, respectively. Sort= Most likely to be used by British-English speakers
Kind= Most likely to be used by American-English speakers
Type= shared fairly equally amongst anglophones, though either will typically opt for Sort/Kind instead of Type, respectively.

]]> By: admin http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3873 admin Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:07:44 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3873 Hi Muneeb. See Comment 10 above. What type/kind of animal/thing/person? You wouldn't normally use 'form' in these questions. Hi Muneeb. See Comment 10 above.
What type/kind of animal/thing/person?
You wouldn’t normally use ‘form’ in these questions.

]]> By: muneeb shahid http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3865 muneeb shahid Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:47:25 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-3865 In which sentences will <em>type</em> and <em>kind</em> be used but <em>form</em> will not be used? In which sentences will type and kind be used but form will not be used?

]]> By: admin http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2677 admin Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:02:42 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2677 Yes, I think so. Yes, I think so.

]]> By: Khalid Iqbal http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2657 Khalid Iqbal Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:58:25 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2657 This type of person is suitable for this job. This kind of person is not suitable for this job. Both indicate certain characteristics of the person in question. Would either of the 2 do? Khalid This type of person is suitable for this job. This kind of person is not suitable for this job.

Both indicate certain characteristics of the person in question. Would either of the 2 do?

Khalid

]]> By: admin http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2594 admin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:32:15 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2594 I would say 'this type of room' because 'Deluxe room with balcony' is a precisely defined category of room. But I don't think 'this kind of room' is actually wrong. I would say ‘this type of room’ because ‘Deluxe room with balcony’ is a precisely defined category of room. But I don’t think ‘this kind of room’ is actually wrong.

]]> By: kin http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2592 kin Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:04:58 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2592 Hi, in the sentence: One Deluxe room with balcony. What's the rack rate of the Hotel for this type/kind of room? thanks Hi, in the sentence:
One Deluxe room with balcony.
What’s the rack rate of the Hotel for this type/kind of room?
thanks

]]> By: billy http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2538 billy Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:23:09 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2538 Thanks. It really helped me! Thanks. It really helped me!

]]> By: admin http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2461 admin Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:40:24 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2461 'Type' is used for named categories in compound nouns like 'blood type', 'hair type', 'racial type'. We wouldn't use 'kind' in these examples. But in most other situations, there is little difference between 'type' and 'kind'. ‘Type’ is used for named categories in compound nouns like ‘blood type’, ‘hair type’, ‘racial type’. We wouldn’t use ‘kind’ in these examples. But in most other situations, there is little difference between ‘type’ and ‘kind’.

]]> By: siraj khan buneari http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2460 siraj khan buneari Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:52:20 +0000 http://difference-between.com/english-language/kind-sort-and-type/#comment-2460 i do not understand what is difference between type and kind i do not understand what is difference between type and kind

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