unlucky and unfortunate

There's no real difference. Most people don't use unfortunate in general conversation.

Hi Old Man Gordon,

Thank you very much for your reply. Do you mean we can use unfortunate in writing in such a sentence?

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Hi Goodman,
Thank you very much for your answer.
Do you mean that "It was an unfortunate day for me." is fine in conversation and writing and mean the same as 'unlucky' here?

Thanks.

When I said you were ugly, that was just an unfortunate choice of words. (perhaps unlucky too.) While the word means the same as "unlucky," in this case it's understood to mean I was careless. (I think.)

Unlucky / unfortunate can mean you made a decision which because of unforseen circumstances turned out to have a bad outcome (unintended consequences). But, on the other hand,

Hi Avangi,

I'm sorry I don't quite understand your meaning. Are you saying that the two words mean the same in my example 'It was an unlucky/unfortunate day for me'?
Is it ok to use 'unfortunate' in speaking and writing here?
Thank you very much for your answer.

Sure. In your original post there's no context at all. Even if an extremely serious "misfortune" darkened your day, since you're speaking about yourself, it's your privilige to make light of it and call it bad luck.

(The point has been made in this thread that you should respect other people by not referring to their serious misfortunes as "bad luck." Personally, I always enjoy a lit

Hi, Avangi!

what do you mean by your phrase '' You'd even complain if they hung you with a new rope ''?

Thanks

Sunray Showerwhat do you mean by your phrase '' You'd even complain if they hung you with a new rope ''?

"Gallows humor" is cracking jokes in the face of a bad situation - like when you know you're going to die. I threw that in because it's obviously about the gallows. You say it to a person who's always complaining about everything when you're g

I understand now. I would say that my little sister is one of those people.

Thanks, Avangi!!