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It actually pulled me out of the article for a second as I thought, "wait, is this actually about how the moon-hoaxers are right?" before I realized the writer'
by ashark 9y ago
It actually pulled me out of the article for a second as I thought, "wait, is this actually about how the moon-hoaxers are right?" before I realized the writer'd meant enormousness —which is still not a great choice for that sentence, but at least doesn't mean something else entirely from what was intended.
- danso 9y agoWow, until I read this comment, I had no idea what your parent comment was referring to, i.e. the misuse of enormity. I'm kind of an annoying pedant about the misuse of "begs the question", among other things, but I'll admit to have equated "enormity" with "enormousness", the latter of which I can't remember the last time I ever saw it used in prose. You're right to point out the flaw; professional editors are supposed to pick that kind of thing out.
- gumby 9y agoHah, looks like whoever downvoted my comment didn't know the word either!