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In reply to the discussion: Awesome text from my daughter: "There's an active shooter at my old barracks" Ft Carson, CO [View all]MineralMan
(146,284 posts)27. Awesome?
Maybe, if you mean "inspiring awe." But "awesome" is not always a positive adjective, really. An exploding volcano is "awesome," to be sure, but only to someone far away from it. For anyone nearby, "fearsome" is a better word.
The problem your word choice caused is pretty easily understood. Not everyone understands that kind of sarcasm, especially if it's not labeled as such.
"Frightening" might have been a better word, perhaps.
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Awesome text from my daughter: "There's an active shooter at my old barracks" Ft Carson, CO [View all]
Roland99
Jan 2023
OP
Not obvious at all. You should edit your post. It is disgustingly cavalier about something
hlthe2b
Jan 2023
#17
You are right. I will NEVER understand making gun violence a big joke as you both
hlthe2b
Jan 2023
#24
Only truth. Labeling threats of violence as "awesome" is indefensible, callous, and
hlthe2b
Jan 2023
#41
"A person who is safe, a distance away, and in no danger being so flippant would be considered
hlthe2b
Jan 2023
#29
All clear issued. Apparently some idiot shot someone with a BB gun and cops were called
Roland99
Jan 2023
#6
I could not find any credible news source which referred to this event. Fox3Now remarked that it
Ford_Prefect
Jan 2023
#12