a < stiff / pretty> shot of tequila

[George1992]

Hi!

Let's say I'm talking to my friend about alcohol. He says -> I like beer.

My reply ->

I don't particularly like beer. I would rather have a stiff shot of tequila.
I don't particularly like beer. I would rather have a pretty shot of tequila.
I don't particularly like beer. I would rather have quite a shot of tequila.

I don't like beer much. I feel like having a stiff shot of tequila.
I don't like beer much. I feel like having a pretty shot of tequila.
I don't like beer much. I feel like having quite a shot of tequila.

Which sentences are correct, please?

 

[Barque]

Only the ones with "stiff" (which means "strong" as in "high alcohol content") are correct.

A "pretty shot" is a shot that looks pretty, and people don't usually discuss the look of a drink like that. "Quite a shot" doesn't mean much. You could say "He had quite a bit to drink" meaning that he had a lot to drink but that's a different structure.

 

[Keith Bradford]

Pretty and quite a don't colocate with tequila. I don't even know what a pretty shot of tequila would look like - sequins and satin ribbons, perhaps????

 

[Hermione Golightly]

Are you asking about the underlined words?

 

[George1992]

Thanks a lot!

I have found a few sentences with "pretty" in my Czech dictionary ->

She looked pretty angry.
It is pretty hot today!
He looked pretty frightened.

Does it mean that I can say ->

I don't particularly like beer. I would rather have a pretty stiff shot of tequila.
I don't like beer much. I feel like having a pretty stiff shot of tequila.

Are there any other possibilities how to say that I'd like to have a "big (and strong)" shot of XXX?

 

[George1992]

Maybe the same apply to quite a + adjectives or adverbs.

I don't particularly like beer. I would rather have quite a stiff shot of tequila.
I don't like beer much. I feel like having quite a stiff shot of tequila.

Am I wrong?

 

[Barque]

You could use "pretty stiff shot" but it doesn't sound absolutely natural in those sentences.

That was a pretty stiff shot that you just had.
That shot was pretty stiff.

Are there any other possibilities how to say that I'd like to have a "big (and strong)" shot of XXX?

"Stiff" is the usual word. You could also use "large".

Edit: Just saw your post #6. "Quite a stiff shot" is used in much the same way as "a pretty stiff shot".
That was quite a stiff shot that you just had.
That shot was quite stiff.

 

[George1992]

You could use "pretty stiff shot" but it doesn't sound absolutely natural in those sentences.

That was a pretty stiff shot that you just had.
That shot was pretty stiff.


"Stiff" is the usual word. You could also use "large".

Edit: Just saw your post #6. "Quite a stiff shot" is used in much the same way as "a pretty stiff shot".
That was quite a stiff shot that you just had.
That shot was quite stiff.

Thanks a lot, Barque