http://writing-rag.com/53/big-or-bad/ How to write well Wed, 09 May 2012 01:20:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://writing-rag.com/53/big-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 rogersgeorge Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:17:46 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=53#comment-1313 It's grammatical, but it doesn't mean size here, either. Still refers to badness. I agree it feels like it ought to refer to size. That's why so many people get it wrong. The word enormity came first, even. It goes back to the 1400's. first use of "enormous" is in the 1500's. Both are from the same root, by the way: e(x, standing out from), +norm-(normal, the rule)+inflectional endings. It’s grammatical, but it doesn’t mean size here, either. Still refers to badness. I agree it feels like it ought to refer to size. That’s why so many people get it wrong. The word enormity came first, even. It goes back to the 1400′s. first use of “enormous” is in the 1500′s. Both are from the same root, by the way: e(x, standing out from), +norm-(normal, the rule)+inflectional endings.

]]> http://writing-rag.com/53/big-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 iFaqeer Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:02:47 +0000 http://writing-rag.com/?p=53#comment-1312 Ummm...but how about the enormity of a thing? Isn't that it's size? Ummm…but how about the enormity of a thing? Isn’t that it’s size?

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