We're Back ... With More Enormities

Most people think "enormity" means huge, but it actually means "huge evil"---which can lead to some hilarious news headlines. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

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Welcome to the Grammar Minute, where we’re saving the English language sixty seconds at a time! I’m Lauren Smyth, and it’s been a while since we scanned the headlines for my favorite word: Enormity. As a quick recap, most people think “enormity” means “huge,” but actually it means “huge evil.” Put this into Google, click on the news tab, aaand you get things like …
- The enormity of the Alps
- The enormity of solar power
- Enormity of Trump’s big, beautiful bill.
- The enormity of India’s greatest day
- The enormity of the world
- The enormity of evil. Really observant there …
- The enormity of winning a soccer match
- And my personal favorite from this round: The enormity of first love.
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