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(...) While I'm sure that the importance of "tuna fish" will soon be made clear to Dave, I'm just worried about how he'll react when he finds out that flammable and inflammable actually mean the same thing! ;) All the best, Allan B. (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm actually okay with that one, but I'm still a little disturbed that "father," "lather," and "bather" don't rhyme. Dave! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Indeed! Here's some info found at dictionary.com: "Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Breaking news alert! In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes: (with just a LITTLE snipping...) (...) Psychosis admitted by Dave! There you have it! You heard it here first! Film at 11! (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm not an expert in language issues, but it seems to me there is a very slight differnce in the two, like the dictionary says. If I were to read "flammable", I'd think it pointed to the possibility of spontaneous ignition (like phosphorus (...) (23 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Dave, If you're truly interested in such things, I would strongly suggest picking up a copy of a book called "The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way." by Bill Bryson. (URL) Bryson is perhaps best known as a travel writer, he (...) (23 years ago, 20-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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