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StephenLai Posted 20 years ago
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queer, weird and strange
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00 How to use them opportunely and in what kind of situation we use this word in each case? 02 br
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00 How to use them opportunely and in what kind of situation we use this word in each case? 02 br
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1 font 00 There is a progression: 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Strange - slightly unusual 02 br 00 Queer - a bit more unusual (but CAREFUL: this is also used to mean 'homosexual') 02 br 00 Weird - very unusual/inexplicable 02 font 0-
- 1 font 00 There is a progression: 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Strange - slightly unusual 02 br 00 Queer - a bit more unusual (but CAREFUL: this is also used to mean 'homosexual') 02 br 00 Weird - very unusual/inexplicable 02 font 0-
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1 font 00 There is a progression: 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Strange - slightly unusual 02 br
00 Queer - a bit more unusual (but CAREFUL: this is also used to mean 'homosexual') 02 br
00 Weird - very unusual/inexplicable 02 font 0-
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01 font 00 Strange - slightly unusual 02 br
00 Queer - a bit more unusual (but CAREFUL: this is also used to mean 'homosexual') 02 br
00 Weird - very unusual/inexplicable 02 font 0-
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0 There is very little difference between "strange" and "weird" to my thinking. 02 br
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00 "I heard a weird noise" is the same as "I heard a strange noise." 02 br
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00 Also, "That's weird" or "How weird" is a pretty common response to anyone who tells you about something unusual that has happened... but you could just as easily say "That's strange" or "Tha
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00 "I heard a weird noise" is the same as "I heard a strange noise." 02 br
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00 Also, "That's weird" or "How weird" is a pretty common response to anyone who tells you about something unusual that has happened... but you could just as easily say "That's strange" or "Tha
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0 I know that there is a TV series called 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'. 02 br
00 If the word 'Queer' is considered offensive, how come such a title is created? 0-
00 If the word 'Queer' is considered offensive, how come such a title is created? 0-
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0 In the U.S., the word "queer" to refer to homosexuals used to be strictly derogatory. However, at some point the gay community decided to take some of the sting out of the word "queer" by using it themselves. I remember some years ago Gay Pride marches started featuring signs saying "We're here, we're queer, get used to it!" Now it is one of those words that can safely be used without offe
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