Nasal and epidemic

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Hllo there,Please help me correct the usage of these two words.Nasal: She sings with nasally voice and it annoys me.ANDNasally, the way she performed a song annoys me.Epidemic (NOUN)For example, Many Thais are suffering from flood epidemic at the moment.ANDBlack Friday Sales epidemic cause thousands of people to stand up in line in front of the department stores in frigid temperature.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Nasal: She sings with nasally voice and it annoys me.

>She sings with a nasal voice and it annoys me.

Nasally, the way she performed a song annoys me.

>I'm sorry, but I don't know what you're trying to say here. My best guess is: The nasal way she performed that song annoyed me.

Epidemic (NOUN)

For example, Many Thais are suffering from flood epidemic at the moment.

>Epidemic can't be used this way! I would say: Many Thais are suffering from a flood crisis/disaster/catastrophe at the moment.

AND

Black Friday Sales epidemic cause thousands of people to stand up in line in front of the department stores in frigid temperature.

>Epidemic can't be used this way! I would say: Black Friday Sales craze/frenzy causes thousands of people to stand in line in front of department stores in freezing temperatures.

Hope this helps :]

Bongbong · Answer

Hey Shmuff,

I'd like thank you for posting a response to my questions.

I learnt from a dictionary that epidemic can be used in the situation which is not related to the uncontrollable spread of decease. For example, epidemic proportion or unemployment epidemic. That was why I am confused why I cannot use with the example that I made.

Another thing is I thought freezing and frigid have the identicle meaning. Both of them are adjective, yes? Why did you choose one over another?

Anonymous · Answer

Hi again :]

What the dictionary says about the word 'epidemic' is true, but is difficult to explain.

Now I think about it, it is possible to use 'epidemic' in a similar way to your sentence, but you have to change it a bit. It wouldn't be conventional, but it would be understood.

For instance:

"Many Thais are suffering from an epidemic of floods at the moment."

When you say an x epidemic, it sounds like you're describing a disease epidemic, e.g., a flu epidemic.

However, an epidemic of x can be used in more abstract ways, e.g., an epidemic of floods.

The thing is that several floods would have had to have happened, in a short space of time to say 'an epidemic of floods'.

If you say, 'an epidemic of x,' the x should generally be a negative word or phrase.

For instance:

An epidemic of mortgage issues
An epidemic of food shortages
An epidemic of troubles

'An epidemic of mortgage issues,' and 'an epidemic of food shortages,' can also be put as x epidemic examples; 'a mortgage issues epidemic,' and 'a food shortage epidemic,' whereas 'a trouble epidemic' doesn't work.

Perhaps try the rule that if it is a phrase, it can be either an epidemic of x or an x epidemic, but if it is only a single word, it must be an epidemic of x.

I just made up that rule, so it may or may not work. Seems to work ok in my head though :]

In regards to 'freezing' and 'frigid', they do mean the same thing. 'Frigid' is more formal, and 'freezing' is more casual. 'Freezing' is also used more frequently, and [to me] sounds better in the sentence.

Bongbong · Answer

Welcome back!!!!

If that is the case, what about the Black Friday chaos that spread around the country?

The definition of epidemic is something that happens which affect large number of people, yes? Do you know why it is inappropriate to use such a word?

THANK YOU!

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