English Language Learners Asked on October 1, 2021
In the following two sentences which one is correct regarding the usage of rather
Men are rather impressed by beauty then by character.
Men are impressed rather by beauty then by character.
I think the first one is correct. But in my book second one is correct, I don’t understand how?
Men are rather impressed by beauty than character.
Will rather be the right answer to your question.
Here rather
is giving more emphasis on one over the other.
Answered by OM Bharatiya on October 1, 2021
To add to Chris's answer...
Even better to avoid using 'rather' here. So:
Men are impressed by beauty in a woman, not character
or
Men are more impressed by a woman's beauty than her character.
Answered by Vaughn Ohlman on October 1, 2021
Firstly, it’s “than”, not “then”.
As Kate Bunting mentions, the second example is valid, though rather old-fashioned and formal.
The first sort of sounds like it’s trying to say:
Men are rather impressed by beauty.
“Rather” here just means “very”.
One acceptable and common way to phrase what you're trying to say would be:
Men are impressed by beauty rather than (by) character.
Also note that the second “by”, which I’ve bracketed, is optional.
Answered by Chris Mack on October 1, 2021
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