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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:47 pm Post subject: addle |
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1.Something�s addled our brains.
2.Don�t addle your mind with such a trifle. |
I saw the above examples in my dictionary and it says that 'addle' is an old-fashioned word.
So I'd like to know that the word 'addle' is not used among native speakers these days.
Please tell me.
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Lorikeet
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I have not heard it very often at all. |
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redset
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| It is used, but not really in common speech anymore (older generations might still use it). You normally see it in written works, like literature or some newspaper/magazine articles. |
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