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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

vocabulary

has a word "awesome" (even a bit) negative connotation in the British English?
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This BE speaker finds not even the slightest negative connotation in 'awesome'.

— Rover_KE

  • This BE speaker finds not even the slightest negative connotation in 'awesome'.
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This BE speaker finds not even the slightest negative connotation in 'awesome'.
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Rover_KE, thank you for your answer! I've always considered this word in the positive sense. Though, when I looked it up in the Cambridge Dict., I got confused. It presented the way that in the US English, it means "very good", but in general, it means "causing great admiration, respect and FAIR" (to my surprise).
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...but Tina why do you think FAIR has a negative connotation in your definition?
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Flowerplug...but Tina why do you think FAIR has a negative connotation in your definition?
I think that was supposed to be FEAR.

They trembled at the awesome power of the king.

CJ
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CalifJim, you're right - I've misspelled it. Sorry, I meant "FEAR", just didn't pay attention.
Thank you, again! Emotion: smile
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Yes, fear can mean giving a high level of respect, as in CJ's example
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Thank you chipw for this clarification! Emotion: smile
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