English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
MEDIOCRE or MEDIOCRITY?
He’s such ~a mediocre~ (nonstandard).
He’s such *a mediocrity* (standard).
He’s such *a mediocre person* (standard).
If you refer to someone as a mediocrity, you think that they are not very good at what they do. Also, if you refer to the mediocrity of something, you mean that it is of average quality:
The mediocrity of most contemporary movies bothers me. ✅
Mediocre is an adjective and If you describe something as mediocre, you mean that it is of average quality but you think it should be better:
His school record was mediocre. ✅
He produces mediocre movies. ✅
GAB
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