Never Do This: "kind of" and "sort of"
Bob was kind of hungry, so he ate a cookie.
The phrases "kind of" and "sort of" are colloquial and vague in their meaning. Standardized examinations often include these expressions in test questions; it is easy to overlook these errors because they are so commonly found in everyday speech. Use words like "somewhat" and "rather" in place of these slang terms.
Bob was somewhat hungry, so he ate a cookie.
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