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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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"The forest...unusually / perculiarly quiet" Thank you.

0I wonder which one sounds better? Thank you. 05002br
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00A. The forest they were walking in was unusually quiet.02br
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00B. The forest they were walking in was perculiarly quiet.02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I wonder which one sounds better? 02br 02br 00A. 02br 02br 00B.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I wonder which one sounds better?
  • 02br 02br 00A.
  • 02br 02br 00B.
  • 02font 02br 02br 00They both sound OK.
  • The word 'peculiarly' is the less common choice.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I wonder which one sounds better? 02br
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00A. The forest they were walking in was unusually quiet.02br
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00B. The forest they were walking in was p01font00ec02font00uliarly quiet.02font02br
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00They both
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0Thank for your reply, Clive. 05002br
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00Humm....when you say 'Perhaps it's good to be more original?', do you mean that it is better to use the word 'peculiarly' ?02br
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00Thank you again.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Well, do you want to say this in a way that most people would say it, or do you want to say it in a way that is correct, but more unusual and thus more interesting?02br
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0 Dear Clive,02br
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00I looked up in the dictionary for this term so I can pronounce it right, and I didn't really understand(I'm talking about 01b00peculiar02b00 - the ADJ.).02br
00Is it pronounced: Pe-Killi-ER02br
00Or Pu-Killi-ER....02br
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00Best wishes, 0-
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0Ah, I see what you mean now. I guess I would want to say it in a way that is correct, but more unusual and interesting. 05002br
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00Thank you, Clive.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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0 Hi WesternAmerican,02br
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00This is the entry of the word 01i00peculiar02i00 from a dictionary and this is how you would pronounce it in the American way. 01a05000 02a02br
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01b00peculiar 02b00 (STRANGE) adjective 0
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0 Thank yoyu very much PBF.02br
00Can it also mean 'special'? And if so, doesn't it contradict the meaning? 02br
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0 Wow I feel so stupid. I can't get the hold of this! How to pronounce it! LOL. 0-
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0 The other meaning of the word 01i00'peculiar'02i00 provided by my dictionary is this. However, this is not the meaning of 01i00peculiar 02i00in the context discussed above. Which I guess could be interpreted as 'special' in the sense that it belongs to, relating to or found in only 01font00particular 02font
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0From what I've heard, it's pronounced Pa-killiur. 02br
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