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  • egonallanon@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    8 months ago

    Huh turns out the US and Britain use torrid to mean completely different things. In British English torrid is used to mean someone is having a really hard time of things.

    • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      I’m Canadian and I’ve never heard ‘torrid’ be used in a positive manner. Confusing title for sure.

    • Runwaylights@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      Well, I’m Dutch and English is not my first language. Anyway, i’ve seen it used in a couple sports headlines in a positive manner, so I figured it was a thing

    • Platypus@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      8 months ago

      American and I’ve never heard it used this way. Seems like a standard case of thesaurus abuse–it’s technically a synonym for “hot,” but the connotations are wholly unsuitable for this use.