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From twomadexplorers:

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these, guys. very interesting.

They also frequently use the words "kind of", "sort of", "type of" throughout the video.

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

So can I sum it up like this? -"kind of", "sort of", "type of" is like "approximately ", "type of a thing","sort of a thing","kind of a thing" is similar to "something like that", the former indicates the adverb, the latter indicates the noun.

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these guys. very interesting.

They also frequently use the words "kind of", "sort of", "type of" throughout the video.

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

So can I sum it up like this? -"kind of", "sort of", "type of" is like "approximately ", "type of a thing","sort of a thing","kind of a thing" is similar to "something like that", the former indicates the adverb, the latter indicates the noun.

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these, guys. very interesting.

They also frequently use the words "kind of", "sort of", "type of" throughout the video.

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

So can I sum it up like this? -"kind of", "sort of", "type of" is like "approximately ", "type of a thing","sort of a thing","kind of a thing" is similar to "something like that", the former indicates the adverb, the latter indicates the noun.

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Can we use "type of a thing","sort of"of a thing","kind of"of a thing" to express the meaning of "something like that"?

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these guys. very interesting.

According to my summary, theyThey also frequently use the words "kind of" and, "sort of", "type of a thing" to mean "something like thatof" throughout the video."

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

So can I sum it up like this? -"kind of", "sort of", "type of" is like "approximately ", "type of a thing" and "type of" have,"sort of a thing","kind of a thing" is similar to "something like that", the same meaning?former indicates the adverb, the latter indicates the noun.

Can we use "type of a thing","sort of","kind of" to express the meaning of "something like that"?

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these guys. very interesting.

According to my summary, they use "kind of" and "type of a thing" to mean "something like that." So "type of a thing" and "type of" have the same meaning?

Can we use "type of a thing","sort of a thing","kind of a thing" to express the meaning of "something like that"?

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these guys. very interesting.

They also frequently use the words "kind of", "sort of", "type of" throughout the video.

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

So can I sum it up like this? -"kind of", "sort of", "type of" is like "approximately ", "type of a thing","sort of a thing","kind of a thing" is similar to "something like that", the former indicates the adverb, the latter indicates the noun.

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Can we use "type of a thing","sort of","kind of" to express the meaning of "something like that"?

From twomadexplorers:

at 00:07:52

these, here, walnuts, oh, lots of walnuts, preserved stuff, fermented, looks like kimchi cabbage, kind of.

at 00:17:59

so, yeah, we don't really, uh do the Century egg, type of a thing. oh my God, look at these guys. very interesting.

According to my summary, they use "kind of" and "type of a thing" to mean "something like that." So "type of a thing" and "type of" have the same meaning?