The "Enormity" of These Headlines

Welcome to the Grammar Minute, where we’re saving the English language sixty seconds at a time! I’m Lauren Smyth, and since it’s Monday, 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? Enjoy 8 pics about cosmos’s enormity The enormity of Simone Biles’s 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 are doing—said by a Pfizer representative And my personal favorite, from a newspaper that knows what’s up: 20 words that you’re probably misusing. That’s your Grammar Minute! Visit thegrammarminute.com for more tips and tricks.