Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Mar 14 10:22:11 CDT 2014
Doesn't fit the topic well, but flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. Their pair would be, I suppose, unflammable, which doesn't come up often in conversation. Fireproof is the usual, I guess. R -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 8:07 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] OT: Unpaired words (e.g. words without opposites) I found this list after a very brief Google search, and immediately noticed at least one missing; to wit, "inscrutable". In addition to the list ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unpaired_word), certain words exist which ostensibly do have opposites, very rarely used; an example is "uncouth"; and this one begs the question of how it ought be used: s/he is couth, or s/he has couth. Hey, it's Friday, so cut me and yourself some slack, and take a couple of minutes' worth of break to see if you can add to the list. Post here as well as editing the wiki entry. In case this proves to be fun, I have another one for next OT Friday :) -- Arthur _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com