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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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unique
Is it unnatural to describe a person as unique? If so, why?
She's a unique woman.
Thanks.
She's a unique woman.
Thanks.
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If you type 'unique' in the search box at the upper right corner of the Forums box, you will get about 140 pages of discussion about this unique word.
- If you type 'unique' in the search box at the upper right corner of the Forums box, you will get about 140 pages of discussion about this unique word.
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If you type 'unique' in the search box at the upper right corner of the Forums box, you will get about 140 pages of discussion about this unique word. 
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I know the meaning of unique. Anyway, I took your advice thinking that someone already posted my question but I couldn't find it on the first two pages. My question is whether it's a weird adjective for describing humans which is different from the discussion of the meaning of unique and whether it's an absolute word.
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In practice, if you refer to someone as "unique" you MAY be saying that he or she is strange or weird in some way, but you are trying to be more polite than that.
Sometimes we say things like "they broke the mold after her" or "He's a real one-of-a-kind kind of guy" to mean there is no one else like her/him. Whether it's complimentary or not depends on what it is about the person that ma
Sometimes we say things like "they broke the mold after her" or "He's a real one-of-a-kind kind of guy" to mean there is no one else like her/him. Whether it's complimentary or not depends on what it is about the person that ma
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