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Tanit Posted 19 years ago
First, this is a forum which helps people learn English help English, so it's ok to check our understanding of words also in a game section.
Second, I've checked both definition and examples, now. Here are some examples:
[url=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861696883] Encarta: [/url] somebody excluded from group: somebody in a group who differs from the rest of the group or is not treated as part of the group
[url=http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=odd+man+out&matchtype=exact] Wordsmith: [/url] any outsider; one who has been excluded
[url=http://www.bartleby.com/61/9/O0030900.html] American Heritage: [/url] One who, because of strangeness of behavior or belief, stands alone in or out from a group.
[url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=odd+man+out&r=66] Here [/url] are many links at different dictionaries, you can check by yourself.
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Vocabulary
Concerning 'the odd one out'
MurfhumHi.TanitAs for:read the "definition" and I don't care of your opinionsMurfhumI think that it has actually a negative meaning, while "exceptional" is positive.
" the odd man/one out" it means like "exceptional" ...
An odd man out should be one who is different from the other because he/she behaves crazily, or in a weird way. Just my opinion!
First, this is a forum which helps people learn English help English, so it's ok to check our understanding of words also in a game section.
Second, I've checked both definition and examples, now. Here are some examples:
[url=http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861696883] Encarta: [/url] somebody excluded from group: somebody in a group who differs from the rest of the group or is not treated as part of the group
[url=http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=odd+man+out&matchtype=exact] Wordsmith: [/url] any outsider; one who has been excluded
[url=http://www.bartleby.com/61/9/O0030900.html] American Heritage: [/url] One who, because of strangeness of behavior or belief, stands alone in or out from a group.
[url=http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=odd+man+out&r=66] Here [/url] are many links at different dictionaries, you can check by yourself.
Third, this is a friendly forum.
Hope we'll be friends.
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While this is the current idiomatic usage, let's chat for a moment about where the phrase came from... In selecting a team or group by pairs, (in an odd-numbered group) there will be one left over. That's the 'odd man out'.
- While this is the current idiomatic usage, let's chat for a moment about where the phrase came from...
- In selecting a team or group by pairs, (in an odd-numbered group) there will be one left over.
- That's the 'odd man out'.
- He/she will need to sit out a hand or a round...
- whatever...
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While this is the current idiomatic usage, let's chat for a moment about where the phrase came from...
In selecting a team or group by pairs, (in an odd-numbered group) there will be one left over. That's the 'odd man out'. He/she will need to sit out a hand or a round... whatever...
In selecting a team or group by pairs, (in an odd-numbered group) there will be one left over. That's the 'odd man out'. He/she will need to sit out a hand or a round... whatever...
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