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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Bad premonition

Hi

Is it OK to say: I have a bad premonition.

How about: I have a bad hunch.

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Hi, Is it OK to say: I have a bad premonition. The root of the word 'premonition' is the Latin word for 'warn'. It's like a forewarning.

— Clive

  • Hi, Is it OK to say: I have a bad premonition.
  • The root of the word 'premonition' is the Latin word for 'warn'.
  • It's like a forewarning.
  • So, you don't really need to say 'bad'.
  • How about: I have a bad hunch.
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Hi,

Is it OK to say: I have a bad premonition. The root of the word 'premonition' is the Latin word for 'warn'. It's like a forewarning. So, you don't really need to say 'bad'.

How about: I have a bad hunch. I suppose that's OK, because a hunch can be good or bad.

Yet I don't remember encountering 'a bad hunch'.

What I do encounter is 'I have a bad feeling
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