anglista2008  +  561031 Mon, 01 Sep 08 01:02 PM Just as the topic says... personally, I don't think there's ANY difference between horrible & terrible but I need to be 100% sure. I'm not so sure when it comes to proze/award/reward... is there any difference? Thanks in advance! anglista2008 Joined on Thu, Mar 6 2008 Full Member 146 Difference Between

	Grammar Geek  +  561074 Mon, 01 Sep 08 02:36 PM I don't really see a difference between horrible and terrible in most situations. If you have doubts about whether one is more suitable, please write the sentences you're thinking about. A prize is for a competition. A reward is for doing something good, but not within the context of a competition. An award is not used as often as a noun. Again, if you want to write a few sentences, it would help us tell you which is most appropriate. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Nouns, Difference Between

	Lakshwadeep  +  577745 Sun, 19 Oct 08 04:04 AM Both sound the same, but their origins may help you understand: horrible: ORIGIN Middle English : via Old French from Latin horribilis, from horrere ‘tremble, shudder’ (see horrid ). Terrible: ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [causing terror] ): via Frenchfrom Latin terribilis, from terrere ‘frighten.’ Also, terrible is often used for something very bad, such as a "terrible idea". While you could say "horrible idea", "horrible" in that case makes the idea not just bad but also dangerous. I guess, I consider "terrible" to be less extreme than "horrible", but you will often find it often doesn't matter. Lakshwadeep Joined on Sat, Feb 2 2008 United States Junior Member 90