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> people often misunderstand its meaning Semantics drift over time. Whether we like it or not, spectacular and awesome both mean something different today than
by kibibu 5mo ago
> people often misunderstand its meaning
Semantics drift over time. Whether we like it or not, spectacular and awesome both mean something different today than they did 100 years ago. It's hard to argue that "spectacular" doesn't have a positive connotation today.
- ceejayoz 5mo agoIf I tell you you "made a spectacle of yourself", is that praise?
- BizyDev 5mo agoWould you say that 9/11 was "spectacular" ?
- ceejayoz 5mo agoSure. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/10/september-11-photos-new-york/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/10/september-1... "These ‘gut-wrenching, scary, spectacular’ photos capture 9/11’s trauma" https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/03/10/us-to-iraq-no-poison-gas/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/03/10/us-to-iraq-no-pois... "Given a long, slow flyover of Kuwait City and its environs by his Air Force pilots, Baker saw firsthand the awesome destruction allied and Iraqi forces unleashed on the emirate, sweeping past scores of scorched Iraqi tanks and the hundreds of burning oil wells that blackened large portions of the afternoon sky."
- kibibu 5mo agoI'll note only that "spectacle" and "spectacular" are different words and can diverge in meaning, in much the same way as "fantasy" and "fantastic".