Feeling blue?

[Monika Aara]

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", question 5

The reason why I feel so ......... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

(a) red
(b) blue
(c) white
(d) black

Test No. incompl/inter-2 "Like a red rag", answer 5

The reason why I feel so blue today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

Correct answer: (b) blue

Your answer was: incorrect
The reason why I feel so black today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.
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Please could you explain to me why somebody feels blue - it was an optimistic colour, wasn?t it? Now he is happy that nobody has remembered his birthsday?

Monika Aara

[Alan]

Blue is associated with unhappiness/sadness. In jazz the blues is where the singer is singing a song of sadness.
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[*Delta*]

if blue is associated with unhappiness
then why didn't we use it in this sentence ??

i mean it can be
am feeling blue today
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[anhtamct]

[Torsten]

Yes, blue can be used in different phrases meaning different things. A blue sky scenario is a very positive situation while a blue person is sad.
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[sunflower.baby]

You can refer to the "blue night" of Michael Learns To Rock...

http://www.lyrics007.com/Michael%20Learns%20To%20Rock%20Lyrics/Blue%20Night%20Lyrics.html

....
When the blue night is over my face
on the dark side of the world in space
When I'm all alone with the stars above
you are the one I love
....

my 2-cent idea!
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