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Old Feb 14th, 2005, 12:15 pm
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Default How to use 'Amazing'?
Can I use amazing to describe bad things or is amazing only for good things?

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Old Feb 15th, 2005, 02:04 am
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It depends on context.

I saw an amazing movie yesterday.

We would assume the movie was very good indeed, however:

The movie was so bad I was amazed. It was amazingly bad. It was amazing how bad the movie was.

Is using amazing to mean very very bad.
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Old Feb 16th, 2005, 07:47 am
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Thank you for your help, gobfrey.
Amazing how you managed to post without registering
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Old Feb 19th, 2005, 04:46 am
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Default Re: How to use 'Amazing'?
That is really amazing!


Amazing indeed!
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