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Difference between some English words
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26/11/2010 16:54:32
 
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Technical writing
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>>>>They pretty much mean the same thing.
>>>>
>>>>>What is the difference between:
>>>>>strange, odd, bizarre, weird?
>>>
>>>:-)
>>>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.
>>
>>That might be a regional, or even personal preference. My own personal "sort order" on these would be:
>>
>>Odd --> least unusual
>>Strange
>>Weird
>>Bizarre --> most unusual
>
>Thank you Al
>I just wonder is there any significant difference between these words in everyday language.
>
>:-)
>
>OK, another academic question :-)))))))
>When you see a very ugly code, what you would say:
>Your code looks strange
>Your code looks weird
>Your code looks bizarre
>Your code looks odd
>Your code looks ugly :-)))))))))))))))))
>or
>Your code could be done better way :-))))))
>(joking of course)

I'd say "It has a high WTF quotient", which is a code-specific variation of a PEBKAC or "ID10T problem" :)
Regards. Al

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