GREAT FAMINE vs. GRAND FAMINE

I can only assume it's a historical event and that Great Famine is already an established and recognized name for said infamous event.

Grand Famine sounds too pretentious and might seem to be patronizing to any possible survivors of said man made disaster. So, yes. The meaning would be changed if you substitute "grand famine" for "great famine.

It's traditionally referrred to as China's Great Famine, but there is a book called Mao's Great Famine so it seems that Great Famine is the phrase to use.


It would be like one of us deciding that oristarA is no different from orisunA because the sun is a star.


I guess my point here is that it is Great Famine, not 'a great famine'. It's the name of the event, not a random descriptor that you can change.

Great Famine


Joe(don't mince words)Nation

China's worst disaster as I read it was the An Lushan rebellion.

Mao's regime was probably a close second.

"Grand" has a positive connotation.

"Great" is more neutral.

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Thank you guys.

We have quite a remarkable crew don't we Ori

Absolutely. That's the point I was going to make. It's inappropriate for that reason.

Not even be used sarcastically?

As far as sarcasm goes, almost anything is possible. But imho it would be a strange subject for sarcasm or levity.

^ This.