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Sitifan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Mad: very angry or crazy

Lt. Dan: "You'll never sink this boat!"
Forrest: "Now, me, I was scared, but Lieutenant Dan, he was mad."
Lt. Dan: "Come on! You call this a storm? Blow, you son of a bitch, blow! It's time for a showdown! You and me! I'm right here! Come and get me! Ha ha! Ha ha! You'll never sink... this... boat! Ha ha ha ha!"
(Quoted from the movie Forrest Gump)


What does "mad" mean in the above dialogue?
  

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Hi, Angry. Although, as I recall this part of the movie, Dan was not exactly normal. Clive

  • Hi, Angry.
  • Although, as I recall this part of the movie, Dan was not exactly normal.
  • Clive
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Hi,



Angry. Although, as I recall this part of the movie, Dan was not exactly normal.Emotion: stick out tongue


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AmE uses "mad" almost exclusively to mean angry.
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That may be a bit too extreme, Vorpar-- we know 'mad as a hatter' and 'You kids are driving me mad' and 'Are you stark-raving mad?!' as well as 'mad as a wet hen' and ' I'm madder than **** and I'm not going to take it anymore!'.

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