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> For base 60, this is exacerbated Sorry to nitpick, but "exacerbate" is to make worse. It's like "ex-acerbate". It doesn't mean "even more so" in a good way.
by phaemon 13y ago
> For base 60, this is exacerbated
Sorry to nitpick, but "exacerbate" is to make worse. It's like "ex-acerbate". It doesn't mean "even more so" in a good way. Just thought you'd like to know.
- nmc 13y agoThank you! As you may have spotted, I am not a native English speaker, and I was confused by "false friends". The verb "to exacerbate" comes from French verb "exacerber", which means "to make more intense or more acute". My post has been edited to reflect your comment.
- pygy_ 13y agoWhile we're picking nits, You could have replaced "exacerbated" with "magnified" in the original sentence. "it intensifies" sounds a bit weird too.