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  Re: Another one for Maggie:
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: Another one for Maggie:
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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