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How can a word be its own opposite?(streamable.com)

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A source: https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1712857499995357472
An episode: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b09j0h8z/qi-series-o-7-opposites?seriesId=b00ttsl6

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tacosanonymous@lemm.ee

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1 year ago

Are we talking about, “inflammable?”

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HeartyBeast@kbin.social

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1 year ago

Non-flammable. sadly

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HeartyBeast@kbin.social

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1 year ago

Slightly archaic - but ‘cleave’ also fits the biil

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