dire consequence

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0 When an acquaintance of mine asked where I was the other day, I told her "I needed to watch a tv show...it was of dire consequence" She immediately began to argue with me that I used the phrase "dire consequence" incorrectly. She said I could have said that it was a dire situation but not a dire consequence. I was trying to imply sarcasm in my statment if that has any bearing. Who was correct?02br02br00Thanks, and I love the idea and execution of the site!02br02br00Brian0-

Inchoateknowledge · Accepted Answer

0 It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.02br
00Squabling is a very bad thing ( 05000 )02br
00dire consequences means your friend will have bad things happening to him because of what he had done.010id5

Beegeezy · Answer

0 Yeah, but if I said this in jest or in an attempt to be funny...would this be grammatically correct? She wasn't arguing the context of the situation, she was just saying I was flat out wrong for using the word consequence. THIS is what I'm asking for clarification on, not if the situation warranted my word selection. I wouldn't even care except arguing this point was basically the first thing she said in our conversation, and then she proceeded to tell me how I was wrong and how VERY educated she was. I really could care less either way, but she was just being so arrogant. 02br
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00Thanks for the help though, 02br
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CalifJim · Answer

0 The word 01i00of02i00 makes all the difference.02br
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00 The need you speak of is a dire situation, and it is not in itself 01i00a02i00 dire consequence. Therefore it is truly 01i00of02i00 dire consequence, as you said, i.e., it concerns or involves the possibility that a dire consequence will ensue (if the need you speak of is not fulfilled). The need is both a dire situation and 01i00of02i00 dire consequence.02br
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Beegeezy · Answer

0 Thanks for the clarification!0-

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