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Justice Elena Kagan raised concerns about the enormity of the case, arguing that the states are asking the court to weigh in on a major policy issue.

Mr. Restuccia should invest in a dictionary. That's not an adroit use of the word "enormity."

45 posted on 04/19/2011 1:19:36 PM PDT by snowsislander (The Nigerian 419 scammers must be envious of what this Kenyan fraud has accomplished.)
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To: snowsislander
Mr. Restuccia should invest in a dictionary. That's not an adroit use of the word "enormity."

Nice catch.

—Usage note 3. Enormity has been in frequent and continuous use in the sense “immensity” since the 18th century: The enormity of the task was overwhelming. Some hold that enormousness is the correct word in that sense and that enormity can only mean “outrageousness” or “atrociousness”: The enormity of his offenses appalled the public. Enormity occurs regularly in edited writing with the meanings both of great size and of outrageous or horrifying character, behavior, etc. Many people, however, continue to regard enormity in the sense of great size as nonstandard.

69 posted on 04/19/2011 3:20:21 PM PDT by OA5599
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