rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 hours agowhat’s the weirdest word in your language?message-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down10
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squarewhat’s the weirdest word in your language?rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·21 hours ago“imflammable” is not a word.
minus-squarexmunklinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·16 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-down1·15 hours agoEven jargon can be found in a dictionary.
“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.