When Bad Words Go Good

[iluvsheep]

You know it's been a while since you've updated when you are unfamiliar with and confused by the appearance of "Update Journal" page. Seriously though, it seems that every time I think of posting something, I defer because I feel a weird obligation to do a "real" update first before the frivolous ones. Well, too bad, you just get inanity

Comments

[willworker]

For the converse,

"Awful" - Full of awe, or awe-inspiring.
Steve

[dclayh]

And its perfect synonym "awesome".

[willworker]

Right, and if "awesome," with only -some is good, then surely "awful," with a -ful[l], should be better!

Steve

[iluvsheep]

I would have interpreted "full of awe" as "filled with awe of others", rather than "awe-inspiring". And, if it is the former, that awful makes a lot of sense, as it's the lowest people on the latter who have the most awe of those higher up, a.k.a. the awful people.

[willworker]

I don't know that I agree; most awful people I know don't find their betters awe-inspiring, even if they should.

Steve