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gwd
2448 days ago
"Awesome" and "Aweful" have similar etymologoies: both mean, "Inspiring or creating awe". But one has morphed into, "really good", and the other into "really bad".
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thaumasiotes
2448 days ago
Likewise "terrible" and "terrific".
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