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Language rant of the week: nothing starts on Tuesday
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From
25/10/2007 11:53:16
Tamar Granor
Tomorrow's Solutions, Llc
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
 
 
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24/10/2007 16:05:21
Mike Sue-Ping
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
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Games
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Title:
Re: Language rant of the week: nothing starts on Tuesday
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01262923
Message ID:
01263644
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>How about the use of the prefix "in". Why is "invisible" the opposite of "visible" but "inflammable" is not the opposite of "flammable".

Because, IIRC, "flammable" is a late addition. The right word is "inflammable," meaning that it can go into flames.

Tamar
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