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Sat, 2010-06-19 22:17 — Anoniem (not verified)

In English you *can* say "I

In English you *can* say "I am happy", "I am sad", and so on, it often sounds more natural to say "I feel happy", "I feel sad", or in other contexts "that makes me happy" or "what a sad story".

Regarding "happy" and "lucky", how about synonyms? Does a word exist for "fortunate"? Or, more loosely, something like "favored"?

How would you describe someone who won a game of chance against very unlikely odds, with no component of skill, just because the odds happened to go in their favor?

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