Comments on: Terrible/Terrify/Terrific http://www.word-detective.com/2007/03/01/terribleterrifyterrific/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jen http://www.word-detective.com/2007/03/01/terribleterrifyterrific/comment-page-1/#comment-13544 Jen Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:10:56 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=46#comment-13544 Hi, Could you please tell me how you found the information on the origin of the word 'terrific', I have a uni assignment in which we have comment on the change in meaning of certain words, and I am clueless as to how I can find relevant information! Plese help! Hi, Could you please tell me how you found the information on the origin of the word ‘terrific’, I have a uni assignment in which we have comment on the change in meaning of certain words, and I am clueless as to how I can find relevant information!

Plese help!

]]> By: Russ http://www.word-detective.com/2007/03/01/terribleterrifyterrific/comment-page-1/#comment-3930 Russ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:30:34 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=46#comment-3930 That wasn't a comment, it was supposed to be a new letter. That wasn’t a comment, it was supposed to be a new letter.

]]> By: Russ http://www.word-detective.com/2007/03/01/terribleterrifyterrific/comment-page-1/#comment-3929 Russ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:30:07 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=46#comment-3929 I can think of two words that, in different context, have opposite meanings. Sanction and cleave. Do you know of any others? Also, don't you love the word "alphabet?" The word describes itself - alpha, beta. ps: I have John Ciardi's autograph. I can think of two words that, in different context, have opposite meanings. Sanction and cleave. Do you know of any others?

Also, don’t you love the word “alphabet?” The word describes itself – alpha, beta.

ps: I have John Ciardi’s autograph.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.word-detective.com/2007/03/01/terribleterrifyterrific/comment-page-1/#comment-3803 Cathy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:09:26 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=46#comment-3803 Dear Word Detective, I been wondering why does English have so many exceptions instead of having just one rule? Dear Word Detective,
I been wondering why does English have so many exceptions instead of having just one rule?

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