WRFH/Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM - Grammar Minute: The "Enormity" of These Headlines

Episode Date: March 4, 2025

The Grammar Hall of Shame returns with this classic--and hilarious--word choice error.

Welcome to the Grammar Minute, where we're saving the English language 60 seconds out of time. I'm Lauren Smith, and it's Monday, so we're all in the mood for something light and easy. That means it's time for another roundup of headlines that misuse the word enormity to mean very large when it actually means monstrous evil. Michigan State Spartans insider podcast on the enormity of a win. How big is space and joy eight pictures about the cosmos's enormity? The enormity of Simon Biles' Olympic success. I set up a charity but didn't know the enormity of it.

New film, The Enormity of Life. You really feel the enormity of what we're doing, which was said by a Pfizer representative. And my personal favorite from a newspaper that clearly knows what's up, 20 words that you're probably misusing. That's your Grammar Minute. Visit Thegrammerminid.com for more tips and tricks.