There's nothing wrong with using "awful" to mean "exceedingly great" --- language changes, etymology isn't destiny, and it's been used in this sense by the best writers for 200+ years: see the usage note at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/awful
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ninetydegrees
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on 2013-10-18 08:03 pm (UTC)