Thursday, May 2, 2013

enormity/enormousness: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Thursday, May 2, 2013

enormity/enormousness
Originally these two words were synonymous, but “enormity” got whittled down to meaning something monstrous or outrageous. Don’t wonder at the “enormity” of the Palace of Versailles unless you wish to express horror at this embodiment of Louis XIV’s ego.

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