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Native English speaker tip -- 'stellar' means 'good' rather than 'high,' despite the star connotation.
by jdminhbg 16y ago
Native English speaker tip -- 'stellar' means 'good' rather than 'high,' despite the star connotation.
- _delirium 16y agoThough, strangely enough, "astronomical" does mean what he was going for, with the same metaphor.
- cynicalkane 16y agoIt's not the same metaphor. The idea of a large number being "astronomical" comes from astronomy being the science that uses the largest numbers and units.
- DeusExMachina 16y agoOh, thank you. We have the same word in italian, and we can use it with this meaning. Sometimes I make the mistake to assume that meta-meanings apply cross language as well.