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by fratis 4903 days ago
Further confusing the issue: inflammable means exactly the same thing as flammable.
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pavel_lishin 4903 days ago
Ugh, what a country!

Such a nice day. I think I'll go out the window!

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saraid216 4903 days ago
Flammable was invented precisely because people assumed "inflammable" meant its opposite. At some point, language consistency becomes less important than random fires being started accidentally.
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