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Mr. Tom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Use of variegated

Hi

Are these OK?

He told us variegated jokes on the way. 
Variegated leaves/bricks/walls
Her variegated T-shirts 
We made variegated observations about the village during our 4-day stay.
I lived with people of variegated nationalities in that hostel. There were Indians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, British and many more.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Outside horticulture and perhaps fishing, one would not likely hear this word. Few people use or understand it. In a lecture with a devoted audience, it might be understood.

— Wilpeter

  • Outside horticulture and perhaps fishing, one would not likely hear this word.
  • Few people use or understand it.
  • In a lecture with a devoted audience, it might be understood.
  • It could feasibly be used for nationalities, but with the same caution.
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Outside horticulture and perhaps fishing, one would not likely hear this word. Few people use or understand it.
In a lecture with a devoted audience, it might be understood. It could feasibly be used for nationalities, but with the same caution.
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In the US today, the adjective "variegated" is typically used only in a botanical sense: variegated roses, variegated leaves. It would not be used with nouns like: jokes, bricks, walls, t-shirts, orbservations, nationalities, etc.
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