Weird vs. Peculiar
I don’t watch much TV, especially during election season with the numerous political advertisements in which candidates mostly criticize their opponents. Unfortunately, it’s hard to avoid them on the Internet. I’m annoyed with frequent interruptions by Vice-President Kamala Harris while watching YouTube videos (very few have come up regarding Donald Trump ). While on the campaign trail, Harris called Trump and his running mate J. D. Vance “weird.” Yet she and many of her fellow Democrats claim it’s normal for men to pretend to be women. Webster’s 1828 dictionary defined weird as “skilled in witchcraft.” Newer dictionaries define it as “strange or odd; unusual - particular; special” and “…of strange or extraordinary character:” The New Oxford American dictionary defines weird as “suggesting something supernatural; uncanny.” I’ve seen cities with signs like “Keep Portland Weird.” Most of us have probably heard of musician “Weird Al” Yankovic and possibly “Old Weird” ...