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"?
.
I suspect you're more likely to hear a person described as "high and mighty" than simply "mighty".
(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. )

Amy

[Yankee]

[Alan]

Hi,

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

Class swot (A)
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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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