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For you, does "pretty good" mean something is better or worse than just "good"? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by PizzaDeposit@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] waratchess@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would rate pretty bad as worse than bad.

[–] pturn1@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"It's not bad, but it's still pretty bad" is a phrase I can see myself saying. Not sure about the other way round - doesn't really work for me, but to each their own...

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see it as similar to "very bad", which would be worse than just "bad".

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think both are correct depending on the inflection

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think it's contextual.