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  What it means

  “For a change.” To do something different from the usual — for variety’s sake. Often used ironically when something is actually the same as always.

  Vocabulary

  • odmiana — change, variety; also: grammatical inflection
  • dla odmiany — for a change

  Grammar note

  'Dla odmiany' uses the genitive of 'odmiana' after 'dla'. A fixed adverbial phrase.

  Cultural context

  Frequently used ironically: 'a dla odmiany znowu się spóźnił' (and for a change, he was late again).

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