rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agowhat’s the weirdest word in your language?message-squaremessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up153
arrow-up153message-squarewhat’s the weirdest word in your language?rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 days agoFlammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoIt is - though it may be fair to consider it jargon. It is a word that explicitly means “Can be set aflame” as chosen by people working with hazardous materials.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoEven jargon can be found in a dictionary.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoInflammable and flammable mean the same thing? What a country!
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThose burn me up! Ooops, time for my meds…
Flammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.
“imflammable” is not a word.
it is if you try hard enough
It is - though it may be fair to consider it jargon. It is a word that explicitly means “Can be set aflame” as chosen by people working with hazardous materials.
Even jargon can be found in a dictionary.
Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing? What a country!
Those burn me up!
Ooops, time for my meds…