MEMO

[fox]

to:  ALL ENGLISH SPEAKERS EVERYWHERE
from:  ME
re:  RAAAR

ATTENTION EVERYONE:

UNIQUE ≠ UNUSUAL.  THE WORD MEANS 'ONE OF A KIND' AND THAT IS ALL IT MEANS.

i'm sorry to raise my voice, but honestly.  this has gone on long enough.

Comments

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

i just remembered that we were arguing talking about this, and now that i'm back here, i chose to avoid my work by looking it up. :-) OED says:

unique, a. and n.

A. adj.

    1. Of which there is only one; one and no other; single, sole, solitary.
    2. a. That is or forms the only one of its kind; having no like or equal; standing alone in comparison with others, freq. by reason of superior excellence; unequalled, unparalleled, unrivalled.
        b. Of persons.
        c. absol. with the: (see quots.).
  +3. Formed or consisting of one or a single thing. Obs.^—1

B. n.

    1. a. A thing of which there is only one example, copy, or specimen; esp., in early use, a coin or medal of this class.
      +b. Something of which only one is possessed by a person or persons. Obs. rare.
    2. a. A thing, fact, or circumstance which by reason of exceptional or special qualities stands alone and is without equal or parallel in its kind.
        b. A person of this class.