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#1 27-Jun-2011, 20:35Which word in bold should I use?
Dexter was transfixed by the wonderful/wondrous sight.
Which word in bold should I use?
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#2 27-Jun-2011, 22:24Re: Which word in bold should I use?
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#3 27-Jun-2011, 22:24Re: Which word in bold should I use?
A better thread title would have been wonderful/wondrous.
You can use either.
Wondrous has a more literary feel to it.
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#4 28-Jun-2011, 00:38Re: Which word in bold should I use?
"Wonderful" is often used as a superlative form of "great" so to really emphasize that it caused wonder, I would choose "wondrous."
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