Well, maybe the verb "moot". Also the phrase "bug fix".
On 10/10/07, Devon McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's a couple of references to "self-antonyms" (or contranyms): > > http://people.csail.mit.edu/seth/misc/selfantonyms.html > and > > http://www.darrenbarefoot.com/archives/2005/03/dialectal-self-antonyms-and-lexical-differences.html > > to which I would add the adjective "moot". > > On 10/10/07, Roger Hui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The recent discussion on names reminds me of an observation > > known to old-time APLers: Ravel, the name of the monad , , > > means the same as unravel. > > > > I wonder if there are other English words having that property? > > That is, x where x and un-x (or dis-x etc.) mean the same. > > As far as I am aware, "hevelled" is not an English word, but > > if it sounds like it should mean the same as "dishevelled". > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
