English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
GHASTLY or FATAL?
He has so many bruises and is still in the hospital. It was a ~fatal~ accident (nonstandard).
He has so many bruises and is still in the hospital. It was a *ghastly* accident (standard).
A ghastly accident is a serious or deathlike one but which does not result in death.
They are in the hospital. We thank God it was not a ~ghastly~ accident (nonstandard).
They are in the hospital. We thank God it was not a *fatal* accident (standard).
GAB
