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Diddy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Awesome

0I know awesome means when something is really bad it almost means the same as Horrible and Terrible.02br
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00But can you not also use it as a positive word when something is really great?02br
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02br 00It's colloquial talk mostly used by youngsters I would think. 0-

— Waïti

  • 02br 00It's colloquial talk mostly used by youngsters I would think.
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0 On the contrary, Diddy, it actually means 'great', 'wonderful' or 'extraordinary'.02br
00It's colloquial talk mostly used by youngsters I would think. 0-
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0Yes then I had really misunderstood the meaning of the word.02br
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00So it cannot be used as a negative adjective?02br
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00And thank you for the help!0-
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00That’s why dictionary can only be used as a guideline. You must not rely on it a 100%, because the literal meaning can be misinterpreted and misunderstood by users.00 02br
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00In today’s terms, “awesome” is positive word. If someone said “the party was awesome last night”, he is saying he had a good time. 02br
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0Yes I can see that.02br
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00Thank you very much for your good explanation.0-
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01cite10Waïti12cite10On the contrary, Diddy, it actually means 'great', 'wonderful' or 'extraordinary'.12br
10It's colloquial talk mostly used by youngsters I would think.12blockquote
11font00The use of this word became very popular about ten years (or so) ago, as you said, among
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0 In one of its definitions (the first non-slang definition below) "awesome" really does mean "terrible".02br
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  1. 00 Inspiring awe: 01i00an awesome thunderstorm.02i02li
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  2. 00 Expressing awe: 01i00stood in awesome sile
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