oddness

How To Use oddness In A Sentence

• From even the most rudimentary knowledge of French, for instance, we know that nouns have a grammatical gender that is either masculine or feminine; in German, grammatical gender allows for a neuter as well; but English speakers, who tolerate feminine pronouns of reference for things like automobiles (She runs like a top), whales of either sex (Thar she blows), and vessels (I sailed her in the Bermuda race this year), enjoy what they regard as the most sensible system, namely, natural gender and regard German das Mädchen as exceedingly odd -- though possibly the oddness is a function of the particular Mädchen in question. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 2
• Perhaps some of this fetishism is catching and explains the oddness many have noted in Ron Paul, even though his last brush as Libertarian standard bearer came in 1988. Libertarian Party Nominates Bob Barr for President « Antiwar.com Blog
• Rapid and odd weight gain (15 pounds in about a week, without any * real* change in eating / activity habits), headaches (nearly constant headaches), fatigue (attributed to insomnia, really), general crampiness, and other kinds of oddness, including mood-related ones, and even digestive symptoms. Progressive Bloggers
• He has aged remarkably well, his manic oddness (which I have always been utterly charmed by) muted by experience and dry wit.
• Whether that has anything to do with her being a trans woman, i'm not sure, but it's interesting nonetheless - i'm thinking about getting tested myself, as things like premature births as well as some degree of gender-non-conforming, and connective tissue "oddness" eg joints that bend where it really isn't normal to do run in the family. Cat 'Aww!', woman as construct, crossdressing and Intersex/DSD issues
• Maybe more parenting topics, with some productivity posts along the way, spattered with a hint of gadgets and a good dollop of plain oddness. We’re back! : about:blank
• Reactions varied from glassy-eyed indifference, people being a bit shaken by the oddness of it, and slowly smiling enthusiasm and amusement.
• The entire disc swings to the rafters with that special Monk oddness -- oh so beautiful, oh so unique.
• It will leave you celebrating our national character and glorying in the beauty and oddness of the human spirit.
• The sheer oddness of the way the place functioned, the incongruity between functioning and pretension.