Pod English 76 - Office Tour

quite
rather
Do you mind if I...?
No, go ahead!
No, not at all!
No, of course not!

Sorry I am late. 
Traffic was atrocious (terrible).

It's rather large.
It's quite a large company.

rather: to express something unexpected or unusual
          to express negative feelings
          The network is rather slow today.
Quite: to express feeling happy about something
          I was able to download the file quite quickly.
         absolutely
         Are you sure?  Yes I am quite sure.