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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:15 pm Post subject: cranky |
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| My boyfriend is very cranky. |
In the above, 'cranky' means 'strange' or 'weird' or 'eccentric'.
According to my dictionary, 'cranky' is a British English.
Then, in America, is the quote wrong?
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Christine123
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| Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| When describing a person, "cranky" means the same as "irritable" in American English. |
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Bluegum
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| Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:48 am Post subject: |
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| A "crank" is someone with weird or eccentric ideas. "Cranky," the adjective, doesn't have the same meaning. |
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