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Should I use junkie instead of freak? What is the difference between the two?

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In what context? There's not really much to go on here. – Andrew Leach May 11 '12 at 11:19
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these are two very different words, unless as @AndrewLeach requested, you can supply a context in which they could be confused. – JeffSahol May 11 '12 at 11:28
Junkie is a drug addict. Freak is someone who is weirdly different – Armen Ծիրունյան May 11 '12 at 11:31
As others have pointed out, start by looking them up in a dictionary of your choice. If after that you still have problems choosing between them in a particular context, include all that information in your question so we have something to work with. Then it can be reopened. – RegDwighт♦ May 11 '12 at 11:31
For eg: if some one says I am a computer Junkie.And other say I am computer freak.What is a difference between them. – Shree May 11 '12 at 11:32

closed as general reference by RegDwighт♦ May 11 '12 at 11:29

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