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her rare public performances.’
To describe something that is usually common but for some reason is difficult to obtain at a
particular time or in a particular place, use
scarce
: ‘After the war, food and clothing were scarce.’
2
I think that my name is rare.
I think that my name is unusual.
In San Francisco I saw some rare architecture.
In San Francisco I saw some unusual architecture.
If something is different from what is usual, it is unusual: ‘The bread had an unusual flavour.’ ‘Kit.
That’s an unusual name.’
3
It is not rare that women have a job nowadays.
It is not unusual for women to have a job nowadays.
not unusual
(for sb)
to do sth
(NOT
not rare
): ‘It’s not unusual to see business people cycling to
work these days.’
rarely
See
Language Note at NOT
rather
1
The bed was rather comfortable.
The bed was quite comfortable.
The weather is rather good today.
The weather is quite good today.
When
rather
means ‘to a small extent’, it is usually used with words that express negative
qualities: ‘The bed was rather uncomfortable.’ ‘The lesson was rather boring.’ ‘He’s always been
rather lazy.’
When
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