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Jupath Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Weird or strange

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00I’ve learnt in school that both of them mean very unusual, but "weird" means much more unusual think than "strange". Watching Friends they use only "weird" to express strangeness. Is it common only in the US, or "weird" is really used more widespread? 02br
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0 And what about odd? 0-
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0Thanks Abbie. I see. Anyway, it wasn’t explained correctly in school. 0-
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0Bizarre can also be used in place of weird05002br
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0 01b00Good word02b00Orcun. Do you think that "bizarre" may lie somewhere between "strange" and "weird"? Then we'd have a full range, from 'odd' at the lowest to weird at the highest end. 050010id1
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0After all, it seems that "weird" is more unfamiliar than "strange". But if I understand correctly you say "weird" when something evokes a feeling, don’t you? 0-
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0 That would be my understanding, jupath. 0-
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0Thank you, Abbie! 0-
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0 Hi Jupath, 02br
00I just want to add a few words about usage. 02br
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00You said you heard 'weird' while you were watching 'Friends'. 02br
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00'Weird' has the standard dictionary meanings (bizarre, suggesting supernatural, etc.) 02br
00However, it is also part of what you might call 'young people's slang'. They use it very
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0 And doesn't bizarre have a negative scence? 0-
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00And doesn't bizarre have a negative sense12blockquote
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00yes, I think so LL - it means out of the ordinary in a 01i00very02i00 strange way 0-
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