These same terms are also used to refer to the four years of high school. Pretty has much the same meaning as sort of , and kind of - often, all three of these expression mean very , but sometimes, if they are said with the right emotion, they may mean the opposite. For example, if I say that I'm sort of hungry , this would usually mean that I want to eat, but if I make a dismissive wave of my hand at the same time, I may be trying to say that I'm not hungry enough to bother with eating yet. Informally, thing might be used to refer to situations, processes, events, organizations, and other things . Obviously, calling anything crap implies disrespect.
Stuff is much more respectful.
Money is a pretty good measure of values in America, so if I find something impossible to endure, I may say that you couldn't pay me enough to put up with it - in other words, there is nothing that could make me accept it. If you really believe something is true, then you would bet that it is true. In other words, you are saying that you are confident enough in what you are saying that you would be willing to risk your money that you are correct. Phi Beta Kappa is the best-known honor society, and among the most prestigious. Membership is very selective, and by invitation only, in recognition of superior achievement.