Talk:somewhat
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Equinox in topic Which part of speech is this?
pronoun[edit]
The phrasing somewhat of a has traditionally been considered poor because it treats somewhat —principally an adverb— as a pronoun: {1. something of} a {2. somewhat} lackluster performance. --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC)
Which part of speech is this?[edit]
Meaning "something of the kind":
- 1861, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Grey Woman
- I am sure my husband was their superior, or captain, or somewhat.