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Difference between some English words
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>Those seem like acedemic definitions. Most native English speakers wouldn't make a real difference between them.
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>>:-)
>>Thanks Craig.
>>I know that but today I just start thinking. If there are so many words for just one meaning, maybe there is some difference between them?
>>I google "difference between bizarre and weird" and found this:
>>
>>Strange is strange
>>Odd is a little bit stranger than "Strange"
>>Bizarre is a little bit stranger than "Odd"
>>Weird is "Strangest" :-)
>>but not sure if this is right.

I disagree. I think bizarre is used (typically) to stress extreme odd, weird, strange, unusual.... It usually means grossly unconventional or unusual, not just unusual or odd. I think the others could all be used interchangeably...
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