rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 16 hours agowhat’s the weirdest word in your language?message-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squarewhat’s the weirdest word in your language?rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarexmunklinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down3·15 hours agoFlammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 hours agoInflammable and flammable mean the same thing? What a country!
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·14 hours ago“imflammable” is not a word.
minus-squarexmunklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 hours 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-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoEven jargon can be found in a dictionary.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·15 hours agoThose burn me up! Ooops, time for my meds…
Flammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.
Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing? What a country!
“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.
Those burn me up!
Ooops, time for my meds…