I am pretty not.................

Suresh   Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:54 pm GMT
Hi all!

Is it right to say " I am pretty not sure what his name is". or
"I am not pretty sure what his name is".











Thanks....
Guest   Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:16 am GMT
I am pretty UNSURE

although pretty doesn't sound too great with negatives...
Skippy   Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:15 am GMT
"I'm not very sure..."

"Pretty" sure means "kind of" in this context, however, so I'm thinking maybe "I'm not quite sure" though I'm told "quite" varies as an adverb between American and English English speakers.