I was at a party last week and someone used the word "exacerbating".
I, personally, stay away from this word.
People should be really careful when using words that end in "-bate" or "-bating".
Exacerbating has always sounded to me like a really painful episode of masturbating. Like they did it with a pair of scissors or a Gillette razor. And there was a lot of blood. A lot!
Using the English language is a big responsibility, you know.
