English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
FATEFUL or FAITHFUL?
On that ~faithful~ morning, I didn’t know I would be asked to submit the proposal before noon (nonstandard).
On that *fateful* morning, I didn’t know I would be asked to submit the proposal before noon (standard).
If an action or a time when something happened is described as fateful, it is considered to have an important, and often very bad, effect on future events.
She has been ~fateful~ to her decision to support us (nonstandard).
She has been *faithful* to her decision to support us (standard).
Someone who is faithful to a person, organization, idea, or activity remains firm in their belief in them or support for them.
Note that “faithful” is also used with article “the” to refer to a group of people who believe in a particular religion:
~The faithfuls~ revered him then as a prophet (nonstandard).
*The faithful* revered him then as a prophet (standard).
GAB
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