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not tall .... not short
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Pretty3
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not tall .... not short
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Hi,
What can we call a person who isn �t tall , not short ??
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What can we call a person who isn �t fat, not thin??
Can we say he she is chubby??
Thanks a lot in advance
Pretty3 |
9 Nov 2012
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MoodyMoody
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I would say I am average height (5 �5" or 165 cm) for a woman. Likewise, someone who is neither fat nor thin is average weight. Chubby is a little fat, especially for a girl. It doesn �t have as much stigma as fat, although any synonym of fat has some stigma, at least in the USA. |
9 Nov 2012
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tubbyteacher
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She is of medium height. She is of medium weight. |
9 Nov 2012
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Messdjef
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I think that you can also use "fairly" (= moderately) as in "she is fairly fat / thin".
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9 Nov 2012
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MoodyMoody
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You are right, tubbyteacher. "Medium" works, too. (By the way, "tubby" is yet another synonym for fat!)
Messdjef, fairly or moderately still says fat/thin/tall/short, but not to an extreme. My mother is fairly tall for a woman (5 �8" or 173 cm). She is still tall, but not as much as a basketball player or a model. |
9 Nov 2012
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yanogator
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I agree with MoodyMoody. In the US, we usually say "average height or weight". "Medium" works, too, but isn �t nearly as common.
Bruce |
9 Nov 2012
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