If something is "Ordinary"- uninteresting, commonplace, familiar, etc etc-
Why is something that is "Extraordinary" very unusual, remarkable, or surprising???
2006-09-28 02:53:54 · 12 answers · asked by allix w 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Because in this context the prefix extra describes something being outside or greater than. Outside-of-ordinary, or greater-than-ordinary.
Does that help?
2006-09-28 03:52:17 · answer #1 · answered by letem haveit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because extra means out of so something that is out of the ordinary is very unusual
2006-09-28 11:10:50 · answer #2 · answered by deee999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an extraordinary question or did i mean ordinary?
2006-09-28 09:56:56 · answer #3 · answered by SilverSurfer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
2006-09-28 10:01:56 · answer #4 · answered by zara c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, not these days. 'Awesome' is the new word ...even if it isn't.
A TV interviewer responded with 'That's amazing' and 'Oh, fantastic' to a some so-called 'pop star' a couple of years back.
Now she'd could save all that energy by just muttering 'Awesome' instead (save global pollution too).
2006-09-29 01:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by sashtou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See the movie "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". It may give U a clue...{:-{}. Good movie too.
2006-09-28 09:58:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our ridiculous language. Why if something is very flammable is it inflammable, when the 'in' prefix in front of any other word means the opposite?? INvisible, INordinate etc. etc.
2006-09-28 10:17:56 · answer #7 · answered by norbert clitfinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the word extra, it gives it a whole new meaning, far from the base word
2006-09-28 10:02:22 · answer #8 · answered by hensonseanmike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as terrestials and extraterrestials. We are ordinary while they are extraordinary.
2006-09-28 10:15:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the x factor
2006-09-28 09:56:22 · answer #10 · answered by dopeysaurus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋