Awful is a contraction of awe full >> filled with fear >>> but it's been diverted or digressed into atrocious or bad
Awesome: impressive, imposing, terrifying
Edited by Sean Trane - March 11 2011 at 17:59
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Posted: March 11 2011 at 09:13
Apparently they sent out a tsunami warning in Australia.... but with the thousands islands between Tokyo and Aussieland, I doubt that they'll get anything...
New Guinea and Philippines will most likely absorb its impact well before it hits the wallabies... Kiwiland, I'm less sure
I can't imagine those Tuvalu-like atolls out in the middle of the Pacific with those 8m max altitudes...
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Mike.... use your google translater
there is almost never anything positive linked with the word "awe", beit awesome or awful
only popular culture mis-use the word awesome for instilling respect from an oeuvre in someone
Why do you thionk Bush named his Irak campaign "shock and awe"
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Posted: March 11 2011 at 08:41
The word "awesome" has some positive connotations - I haven't seen it used in a negative sense. But still, let's keep in mind that Snowie used the word to describe the pictures of the Tsunami - not the phenomenon itself, and certainly not the effect it had on the people.
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Posted: March 11 2011 at 08:27
irrelevant wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
irrelevant wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
Amazing pictures of the Tsunami on the news. Awesome.
Awesome as in powerful, not "very good", right?
Awesome as in awesome.
Why are you cross examining me?
Awesome can have different meanings.
Awe = respect from fear or impressed
theoretically awesome is never positive, even if it is used (mis-used) in a positive matter sometimes
Surely Snowie never meant this would be strike him with joy
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Posted: March 11 2011 at 04:35
8.9 magnitude earthquake hits the north-east of Japan triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage
Officials fear there could be a wave as high as 10m (33ft), with numerous casualties feared
A tsunami warning covers Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii, the Pacific coast of Russia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and also Central and South America
thats all I know at this stage.
The movie on TV has been nuked with all this footage... The report is on 3 channels now.
Yes, like when a hurricane or nor easter hits here and people go to surf the crazy waves. One meter is not so bad but I believe the rip tide that comes with these things can be very bad. Especially if you were in the ocean waiting for it not taking it too seriously. Hope people are smart about this!
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