On 9/3/2010 9:32 AM, Bill Fairchild wrote:
Sighting vs. citing, homophones, etc.:
Then there are all the Janus words, which are spelled the
same, pronounced the same, but have opposite meanings
Fortunately, there are not many. Here are a few in English:
And potentially the most dangerous: inflammable.
Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, VT
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