Hello, is the form: a touch + adjective acceptable? For instance, I am a touch nervous right now.
MateuszMoś Senior Member Poland, Chełmża Polish Dec 16, 2013 #1 Hello, is the form: a touch + adjective acceptable? For instance, I am a touch nervous right now.
C Chris K Senior Member Tacoma WA, US English / US Dec 16, 2013 #2 I'm not wild about it, although it's not necessarily wrong. Sometimes we say "a tad nervous."
velisarius Senior Member Greece British English (Sussex) Dec 16, 2013 #4 "I am a touch nervous"- I don't think I've ever seen "a touch" used in this way with an adjective. Can anyone find a reputable example of this? With a noun it's fine: "There was a touch of sarcasm in his voice".
"I am a touch nervous"- I don't think I've ever seen "a touch" used in this way with an adjective. Can anyone find a reputable example of this? With a noun it's fine: "There was a touch of sarcasm in his voice".
Florentia52 Modwoman in the attic Wisconsin English - United States Dec 16, 2013 #5 "A touch nervous" sounds fine to me, although it is pretty informal.
velisarius Senior Member Greece British English (Sussex) Dec 16, 2013 #6 Google Ngram Viewer agrees with you; "a touch nervous" seems quite popular, though the results for British English only really take off after 1980.
Google Ngram Viewer agrees with you; "a touch nervous" seems quite popular, though the results for British English only really take off after 1980.