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Old 27-May-2007, 10:58
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Unuseful/useless
Is there any difference in meaning?
You're so unuseful!
You're so useless!
Does one of the two sentences above have a more pejorative meaning than the other?

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Unuseful/useless
Is there any difference in meaning?
You're so unuseful!
You're so useless!
Does one of the two sentences above have a more pejorative meaning than the other?

Thank you in advance
I think it's not a good idea to compare these words. Let's compare "useful and useless". You would say they are opposites. Indeed they are. As to "unuseful and useless", I would say not useful instead of unuseful.Well, they are synonyms.
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I think it's not a good idea to compare these words. Let's compare "useful and useless". You would say they are opposites. Indeed they are. As to "unuseful and useless", I would say not useful instead of unuseful.Well, they are synonyms.
Actually I heard this word sometimes but I can't find it on my dictionary. It probably doesn't even exist!!
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Actually I heard this word sometimes but I can't find it on my dictionary. It probably doesn't even exist!!
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