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MurielB a écrit:Gérard I know them all apart from  Gaudy (voyant)  and Scrawny (Décharné)
Anyway i don't understand why gaudy synonym is "scrawny, skinny, thin" and antonym "overweight and plump"

Gaudy
Scrawny, skinny, thin >>><<< Overweight, plump

Muriel, this is ridiculous except for people who consider a model is the most wonderful person.
"Gaudy" means "tape-à-l'oeil" and certain people use the word as beautiful, hence slender, slim, etc.
This association b/n gaudy and Scrawny, skinny, thin is not understandable.

Muriel, I asked Krystyna who told me she never heard about "gaudy" (her pronunciation is weird -like gordy-) except about ugly marriage of colors... but she was busy solving a problem when I asked.

Instead of "gaudy", "gaunt" would fit as it means emaciated, fleshless, hence scrawny, skinny, thin.
Now a hand-written "gaunt" could lead to "gaudy".

gerardM a écrit:

How to Use Modal Verbs in English - ESL Buzz
The modal verbs of English are a small class of auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.).
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It’s necessary to read such lists several times to be used to them

MurielB a écrit:

gerardM a écrit:

How to Use Modal Verbs in English - ESL Buzz
The modal verbs of English are a small class of auxiliary verbs used mostly to express modality (properties such as possibility, obligation, etc.).
ESLBUZZ.COM

It’s necessary to read such lists several times to be used to them

Tx Gerard, I agree I will do it

MurielB a écrit:Sorry gerard I was clumsy because I was using my smartphone. I was writing about the prepositions

gerardM a écrit:

gerardM a écrit:

gerardM a écrit:

MurielB a écrit:Gérard I know them all apart from  Gaudy (voyant)  and Scrawny (Décharné)
Anyway i don't understand why gaudy synonym is "scrawny, skinny, thin" and antonym "overweight and plump"

Gaudy
Scrawny, skinny, thin >>><<< Overweight, plump

Muriel, this is ridiculous except for people who consider a model is the most wonderful person.
"Gaudy" means "tape-à-l'oeil" and certain people use the word as beautiful, hence slender, slim, etc.
This association b/n gaudy and Scrawny, skinny, thin is not understandable.

Muriel, I asked Krystyna who told me she never heard about "gaudy" (her pronunciation is weird -like gordy-) except about ugly marriage of colors... but she was busy solving a problem when I asked.

Krystyna kept saying "Gaudy" was used for bad color matching.

Of course she was disturbed by this assertion of ESL-Buzz.

She led thorough investigations (gawdy? gowdy?) and her conclusion is that there was a spelling/typo:
Instead of "gaudy", "gaunt" would fit as it means emaciated, fleshless, hence scrawny, skinny, thin.
Now a hand-written "gaunt" could lead to "gaudy".


PS:
By the way, in Australia, in place of gaudy, they rather use the spelling "gawdy" (meaning showy in a tasteless or vulgar way - French tape-à-l'oeil/criard).
Something funny is that "gawd" is an archaic exclamation which correspond to the Frnch "mince !", nothing to do with slim or slender tho'

Krystyna wrote a comment to point the mistake and they fixed it

Krystyna wrote a comment to point the mistake and they fixed it

If you've ever tasted a well cooked slice of roast beef accompanied by a perfectly roasted potato and parsnip, a Yorkshire pudding, and lightly steamed fresh vegetables, well, then you know the fallacy of that statement.