Mighty man :)

[Tamara]

Hi

He is a mighty man.

(Sorry for the stupid question...)
Could you say, what is (to you) the first sense of the expression? (When it is used actually seriously, with full respect :) and not to compare a person with a comical superman :)).

He is… Strong physically? Brave? Powerful (influential)? …?
Or it depends mainly on the context and has to be specified clearly like this:

now he was a mighty man of wealth (bnc)
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[SkiIucK]

To me, it sounds like it`s about him being physically strong(vice versa?). But that is just me. :O

[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

Yes, I'd say the precise meaning would depend on the context.

Do you know the expression "high and mighty"?
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I suspect you're more likely to hear a person described as "high and mighty" than simply "mighty". 8)
(Unless you're referring to a comic book Superhero, that is.);)

Amy

[Tamara]

[SkiIucK]

As far as I`ve heard, vice versa is the opposite. For example, physically strong and strong physically.

[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

I think SkiIuck was just questioning the word order.

Hi SkiIuck

In this case, you can say it either way: physically strong or strong physically

Amy

[SkiIucK]

Sorry for double posting but I have one more question... What does "i.e." stand for? And besides "et cetera", are there any other valuable abbreviations that I should learn? Share them with me if such are present...:) thx.

[Tamara]

(not going to a dictionary) Amy, to me high and mighty means 'arrogant' or something like that.

No, I meant just 'mighty man'.
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

Mighty to me has touches of Biblical English suggesting all powerful. When used with another adjective it can mean very or extremely as in: That's mighty kind of you.

Alan
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[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

Yes, "arrogant" is the meaning of "high and mighty". But, my point was that I think you're more likely to hear a person described as "high and mighty" (arrogant) and less likely to hear a person described as "mighty" (strong, powerful) -- except for superheros and, as Alan has now pointed out, Biblical heros.

Mighty is used much more often as an adverb modifying an adjective. (Even in AmE. :lol:)

Amy

[Yankee]

[Alan]

Hi,

I'm going to be a sneaky nasty knowall and say the plural of exemplum is exempla.

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[Tamara]

SkiIucK, just in case if youl find it useful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations

Alan, can I ask you, whether you do use for examples (in plural), in sentences like:

For examples, [... you can consider A and B ] (for example :)).

And if so, if the comma is necessary in the case.
?
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[Alan]

In a word 'no'. I was merely being jolly smart**** by pointing out the Latin plural but in English we would say: for example and I'd bin the comma.

A
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