Weird or strange

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jupath  #99994  Mon, 16 May 05 11:31 AM
Hi,

I’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?

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Maripinky  #99996  Mon, 16 May 05 11:34 AM
And what about odd?
  
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abbie1948  #100000  Mon, 16 May 05 11:44 AM
Strange means something unfamiliar, or different from the ordinary.

Weird has connotations of the fantastic or mysterious, something which arouses suspicion.

odd may be synonymous with strange.

This is the address for Webster, which has an online thesaurus, and lists synonyms for some words.

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Hope that helps. Abbie
jupath  #100013  Mon, 16 May 05 12:04 PM

Thanks Abbie. I see. Anyway, it wasn’t explained correctly in school.
  
Orcun  #100054  Mon, 16 May 05 01:45 PM
Bizarre can also be used in place of weirdWink [;)]


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abbie1948  #100062  Mon, 16 May 05 02:03 PM
Good word Orcun. 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. Smile [:)]
  
jupath  #100181  Mon, 16 May 05 05:46 PM

After 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?
  
abbie1948  #100183  Mon, 16 May 05 05:49 PM
That would be my understanding, jupath.
  
jupath  #100185  Mon, 16 May 05 05:50 PM

Thank you, Abbie!
  
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