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Anonymous  +  532538 Wed, 25 Jun 08 08:24 PM
Hi,

What is the difference among  "strange, odd, weird and bizarre"? Do  the four words all work in the sentence below?

I had a strange/an odd/a weird/a bizarre feeling that something bad would happen in the future.

Thanks.
Anonymous
Mr Wordy  +  532595 Thu, 26 Jun 08 12:10 AM

Yep, they all work, and, without getting into hair-splitting, there is, for me, little difference between them here.
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Anonymous, 1 yr 153 days ago
Hi Mr Wordy,
Many thanks for your answer. Could you please explain their difference here?

Thank you.
Mr Wordy  +  532822 Thu, 26 Jun 08 12:30 PM

To me, it's just a matter of fairly subtle shades of meaning. To me, "odd" is a bit less strange than "strange", and "strange" is perhaps a bit less weird than "weird". "Bizarre" rather suggests that the feeling was more inexplicable or inappropriate than the "normal" kind of odd/strange feeling.

You might get different answers from different people on this.
Mr Wordy
Marius Hancu, 1 yr 153 days ago
 It's also a matter of register, odd and weird being  of the lower one.
Anonymous, 1 yr 153 days ago
Hi,
Thank you both Mr Wordy and Marius very much for your answers.
I don't understand what this means?

"...odd and weird being of the lower one."

Marius, could you explain it?

Thank you.

Marius Hancu, 1 yr 153 days ago
 ... of the lower register
Anonymous, 1 yr 152 days ago
Hi Marius,

What  does 'lower register' mean here? Could you give an example?

Thank you.
Anonymous, 1 yr 149 days ago
Anonymous
“What  does 'lower register' mean here? Could you give an example?

”

Hi,
Could anyone answer my question above?  Thanks.
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