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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Comic/funny speech

He made everyone in the audience laugh with his comic speech.

Hi,

Is "comic" in the above interchangeable with "funny?" Thanks.
  

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Roughly, yes. To me, 'funny' suggests the content (the jokes) and 'comic' suggests the way of presentation (the dialect).

— Mister Micawber

  • Roughly, yes.
  • To me, 'funny' suggests the content (the jokes) and 'comic' suggests the way of presentation (the dialect).
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Roughly, yes. To me, 'funny' suggests the content (the jokes) and 'comic' suggests the way of presentation (the dialect).
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