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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of curmudgeon

Hi

Today I stumbled on the word curmudgeon in a short story book. Seems like it is fairly common among native speakers? Do you use it in your written or spoken English?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom HiToday I stumbled on the word curmudgeon in a short story book. Seems like it is fairly common among native speakers?

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  • Tom HiToday I stumbled on the word curmudgeon in a short story book.
  • Seems like it is fairly common among native speakers?
  • Thanks,Tom It's not common.
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Mr. TomHiToday I stumbled on the word curmudgeon in a short story book. Seems like it is fairly common among native speakers? Do you use it in your written or spoken English?Thanks,Tom
It's not common.
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In the US, it is rarely, if ever, used in everyday speech or writing. However, it is sometimes heard in the media. For example, an outspoken news personality, who is over the age of fifty, and looks like he's seen it all, and is something of a character, might refer to himself (or be referred to by others), almost affectionately, as "a curmudgeon."
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Mr. Tomcurmudgeon
I sometimes hear the word, and I use it myself once in a while.

CJ
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