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I've Been Using The Word "Terrific"...

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Mudfinger
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Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?

divegeester
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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?
That’s a terrific OP

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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?
Not as misused as "awesome".

ka
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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?
you mean like singing a song for 20+ years only to find out the lyrics were always wrong?

Hells yeah

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@Mudfinger

Up until like 9 months ago I was confused about a whole bunch of stuff.

Hold onto what you know is true ...

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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?
I have been using gambit instead of gamut and scrotum in place of scrum never relly got the hang of dominoes and cricket.

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@wolfgang59 said
Not as misused as "awesome".
An awesome observation sir.

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
An awesome observation sir.
Terrific! 😉

-VR

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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...
What do you think terrific means?

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@handyandy said
What do you think terrific means?
One could make a guess at "fantastic".

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@ghost-of-a-duke said
An awesome observation sir.
I'll do the adding up now ...

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@mudfinger said
Entirely wrong. All my life. I thought it was congratulatory in nature. Even complemental.

Nope...

Have any of you guys come upon a self discovery, a realization that what you thought was correct only to have your eyes opened to your error?
complementary...
which is a terrific and awesome word...
the best word...

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like the word awful, original meaning awe inspiring or full of awe, now the opposite

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@rookie54 said
complementary...
which is a terrific and awesome word...
the best word...
complimentary is even better!

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@wolfgang59 said
complimentary is even better!
i cain't even rely on spellcheck to have my back...

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