English 2014

Distinctive is a synonym of unique when used as an adjective, so it could be used to a degree.

I have to agree haha. Most of the english high school teachers have really bad speaking skill. I think it is due to the old education system and they are the products of it. So it's like a cycle driving teachers and students around and they'll never be better if they don't attempt to change the system. And the funny thing is that English is not the only one, the same thing happens to all subjects in high school. Family and teachers keep pressing pressure onto students and say: "You'll never be successful if you don't have good grade" (this happens all over Asia as well). So basically we, the new generation is blindly pursuing what we don't want. They'll be more happy on the day they don't need to go to school more than the 10 point they get from the test. I know it 'cause i've been through it( I tried to convince them that point doesn't matter and they thought i was crazy).

Not In TPHCM wrote:

"Unique" means "singular," not "distinctive."  Like the 1873-CC American dime with no arrows. I'm sure you can find some online dictionary that has takes up the incorrect usage by the unlettered but then again you can find some source online that supports anything you want to believe, so, who cares.

Why don't you stick with things you know about, whatever they might be.  Based on the evidence I'd say I have at least a hundred times clearer grasp of the English language than you do.

Both Websters and Oxford list unusual and/or distinctive as a definition of unique. Based on that I'd say you do not have a grasp on reality let alone the English language.

I'm a native English speaker, and when I watch British movies, I sometimes have to turn on the English subtitles to understand what they are saying!