Use of 'Rather' before noun: This is rather...

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi

Could you please tell me if the use of the word rather correct in the given sentence? Is it there for emphasis?

1- This is rather the content of the lesson, not how you plan to teach it.

Tom

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Hi Tom,

I don’t like the use of rather in your sentence and would use more like instead.

Alan

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Many thanks, Alan

OK, I would use more like in the given sentence instead of rather.

Just one question: Is it grammatically incorrect or grammatically correct but odd?

Tom

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Hi Tom,

It’s not really a question of grammar - it just doesn’t make sense to me!

Alan

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The use of ‘rather’ in your sentence seems to me to be both grammatical and intelligible. You just need to provide some context before this sentence. For example:

A: How are you going to present your material?
B: Well, let me show you what I’ve written down.
A: (reading paper with topics to be presented) This is rather the content of the lesson, not how you plan to teach it.
B: What do you mean?
A: Well, are you going to lecture, use Socratic method, do a power point presentation, show a film, or something else altogether?