Saturday, 5 January 2008

Is it okay to say It took Mohan Six Months to recover from his fatal accident?

No, it isn’t. The word fatal usually has a negative connotation. An accident or an illness that is described as fatal, usually results in the death of an individual. As you probably know, it is difficult for a person to recover from death.

  • The ailing chief minister suffered a fatal heart attack around midnight.

  • Several policemen were fatally wounded during the encounter with the militants.

The word fatal can also be used to mean undesirable or causing disaster.

  • The captain made the fatal mistake of asking Akaka to brown the final over.

  • Shaun’s injury proved fatal to our plans of winning the trophy.

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