Enormity ≠ Enormous

rogersgeorge on October 20th, 2020

Have I mentioned this before? It’s one of my hobby horses. Shame on Wired:

While we ponder the enormity of this little rover’s mission, it’s inevitable to wonder when our turn will come.
https://link.wired.com/view/5cc9e1902ddf9c1a7ade9bcbcj7eu.45bq/37e70f90

Normally Wired gets it’s grammar correct, but not here!

Enormity—extremely bad
Enormous—extremely large

Don’t mix these up! Harrumpf.

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2 Responses to “Enormity ≠ Enormous”

JessieOctober 20th, 2020 at 9:44 am

“Normally Wired gets it’s grammar correct, but not here!”

Umm . . .
rogersgeorgeOctober 20th, 2020 at 9:59 am

(heh I think you mean “its,” not “it’s.”) But you are correct, Wired is one of the good guys.

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