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If somebody said you are extraordinary?
...doesn't that mean that you are more ordinary than other ordinary people, thus less special than average?
I know the meaning according to dictionary. Just weird that extraordinary means special (antonym of ordinary), when extra means more. E.g.
Extra large means more large (larger, I know it's grammatically incorrect) not smaller.
Extra cold means more cold (colder), not hotter.
Akma, you forgot to include encik Kongkang.
Nate, luar biasa ke terlebih biasa?
Beyond what is normal is not normally happen i.e. less common. As common in synonym to ordinary, that also means less ordinary.
How come less ordinary is also extra-ordinary?
(I'm actually in very bad mood today due to bladdy printer, that's how I came out with this q).
13 Answers
- PhuKiLv 61 decade agoFavourite answer
No. When they say you're extraordinary, it doesn't mean you're super-normal. It means you're out of the usual - something different - MORE than ordinary.
You stand out - you're not less special. Instead, you're more special. It can mean that you are interesting or weird! Depend on what the person mean.
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Dictionary Definition:
ex⋅traor⋅di⋅nar⋅y
–adjective
1. BEYOND what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established: extraordinary costs.
2. exceptional in character, amount, extent, degree, etc.; noteworthy; remarkable: extraordinary speed; an extraordinary man.
3. (of an official, employee, etc.) outside of or additional to the ordinary staff; having a special, often temporary task or responsibility: minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary.
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Think of the word "extraterrestrial." It means like the word "alien." In English, terrestrial means relating to Earth, but the prefix "extra-" change the meaning to "beyond the Earth" - like an alien!
Extra is connected to word, not a separate adjective.
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Sayang: thank you =P it is my nickname
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It is that way because sometimes, there are words that mean the same thing - we call meaning "denotation," but one word may have a different HIDDEN meaning - it feels different. We call that "connotation."
For example: the words big and enormous. They both mean large, but one feels a lot different than the other one.
- CheekedeeLv 41 decade ago
Ordinary means biasa/normal
Extraordinary means luarbiasa
That means u are abnormal... Like an alien or transformers...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It could be either way. Extraordinarily notorious in a negative way or extraordinarily good, positively.
Hai, I don't like the first answerer's name!!! :D Does anybody here know what is means in Filipino? Hahaha
- ?Lv 45 years ago
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- 1 decade ago
kau&Aku Extraordinary Boncit assc.
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