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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of "offbeat"

Hi

Is the word offbeat (=unconventional) slang or very informal? Is this sentence natural in everyday English?

I find his humor very offbeat.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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This is heard quite often in the US. It's more colloquial speech than slang. " You'd more likely hear something like: He's got an offbeat sense of humor.

— Anonymous

  • This is heard quite often in the US.
  • It's more colloquial speech than slang.
  • " You'd more likely hear something like: He's got an offbeat sense of humor.
  • His sense of humor is offbeat.
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This is heard quite often in the US. It's more colloquial speech than slang. The structure of the given sentence is a little formal for everyday speech - and "offbeat" already carries with it the sense of "very." You'd more likely hear something like:


He's got an offbeat sense of humor.

His sense of humor is offbeat.

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