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And every hour of every day I'm learning more
The more I learn, the less I know about before
The less I know, the more I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

'Higher Ground', UB40

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   Monday, November 17  

FIND OF THE DAY

Usage Note: Enormity is frequently used to refer simply to the property of being great in size or extent, but many would prefer that enormousness (or a synonym such as immensity) be used for this general sense and that enormity be limited to situations that demand a negative moral judgment, as in "Not until the war ended and journalists were able to enter Cambodia did the world really become aware of the enormity of Pol Pot's oppression." Fifty-nine percent of the Usage Panel rejects the use of enormity as a synonym for immensity in the sentence "At that point the engineers sat down to design an entirely new viaduct, apparently undaunted by the enormity of their task." This distinction between enormity and enormousness has not always existed historically, but nowadays many observe it. Writers who ignore the distinction, as in "the enormity of the President's election victory" or "the enormity of her inheritance", may find that their words have cast unintended aspersions or evoked unexpected laughter

You probably think this is very irrelevant and boh-liao, but I find it very amusing. Hehehe....

   [ posted by toast @ 11:06 AM ] [ ]