My English is a ‘bit’ Atrocious
It’s vocabulary building time once again boys and girls! And this time our new word is from one of my commenters on my blog (which I am very grateful for)
AdMU Student wrote a comment on my Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar de la hoya Who will win post, and he writes:
This Manny Pacman Pacquiao vs Oscar de la hoya bout really isn’t about who’s going to win or not (yes it is!) coz either way,win or loose, both contender will be bringing home tons of money!
Could you change it into LOSE? There’s a huge difference between ‘loose’ and ‘lose’
And, although I am a little embarasshed, I did changed it and decided to make the best out of it and post the ATROCIOUS word here instead… yeah, I didn’t know about it till today.. 
Here’s what Googel has to say:
Definitions of atrocious on the Web:
* shockingly brutal or cruel; “murder is an atrocious crime”; “a grievous offense against morality”; “a grievous crime”; “no excess was too …
* exceptionally bad or displeasing; “atrocious taste”; “abominable workmanship”; “an awful voice”; “dreadful manners”; “a painful performance”; “terrible handwriting”; “an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
* provoking horror; “an atrocious automobile accident”; “a frightful crime of decapitation”; “an alarming, even horrifying, picture”; “war is beyond all words horrible”- Winston Churchill; “an ugly wound”
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous; offensive or heinous; very bad; abominable or disgusting
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atrocious
Did you enjoy this post? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a comment