ONTD Original: Celebrities That Have Misused Certain Words or Phrases

[stewie_e]

Comments

[ms_mmelissa]

I definitely thought that infamous was just like... an extra special version of famous for a very, very long time. 😬

[klauses]

same with me and "extraordinary"

[glitterslugs]

now i actually think about it , extraordinary is a fucking stupid name for what it actually is!! and not just you know .. extra-ordinary

what is life!!

[elderpricely]

what do you mean? it's 'extra' as in 'beyond' or 'outside', like how extraterrestrial is beyond earthly and extrajudicial is outside the law or court.

[ohmylol]

I think she means extra as in "more" so extra ordinary would mean more ordinary , when it's actually more than ordinary

[glitterslugs]

yes, this lmao

[elderpricely]

no, I know... but the prefix means those other things, so it's not stupid.

[u_chai]

But extra means ‘more than or beyond’ not just ‘more’. So it’s always ‘more than’ ordinary

[glitterslugs]

extra as in more

[elderpricely]

I know, but it also means those other things... so it's not stupid lol.

[ohmylol]

This has more to do with Spanish being my native language but for a while I thought that "terrific" meant something bad

Edit : and I love your icon

[spellmanian]

I think that's the archaic meaning of the word, like terror-inducing? So tbh you're not wrong!

[mila_s_garden]

Same. And I thought actually meant like "at the present time" (actualmente).

[elevatorshaker]

Huh. I've never heard "terrible" used in a positive way, at least in American English. "Awful" started out that way, though. It used to mean "awe inspiring" but now it just means "very bad" or just "very."

[loveumbrella]

french is my second language too and most of my education was in french but.... "c'est pas terrible" will never stop confusing me.