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Inflammable is a dangerous word.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 7:16 am
by Space60
The word "inflammable" is dangerous because there are people who think it means "not flammable". It is always best to use "flammable".
Re: Inflammable is a dangerous word.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:36 pm
by alice
Space60 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 7:16 am
The word "inflammable" is dangerous because there are people who think it means "not flammable". It is always best to use "flammable".
This has puzzled me since I were in short trousers. Perhaps it's due to a clash between "in-" meaning "in" and the negative prefix?
Re: Inflammable is a dangerous word.
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:44 pm
by Travis B.
alice wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:36 pm
Space60 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 20, 2026 7:16 am
The word "inflammable" is dangerous because there are people who think it means "not flammable". It is always best to use "flammable".
This has puzzled me since I were in short trousers. Perhaps it's due to a clash between "in-" meaning "in" and the negative prefix?
Consider the word
inflame, which is clearly related.
Re: Inflammable is a dangerous word.
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 2:02 pm
by evmdbm
And inflammatory and inflammation...
Re: Inflammable is a dangerous word.
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2026 11:15 pm
by xxx
pictograms still have the advantage ......................
over logograms...........................................
which are themselves far superior to alphabets..........
inflammable