2006-11-13 09:58:26 · 10 answers · asked by happy fishing 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Don't know if this is what you want but the words 'flammable' and 'inflammable' mean the same. Never understood why.
2006-11-13 11:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not usually. Even if they once had the same meaning, chances are, they don't nowadays. It's just based on the way people use them. The only example I can think of is "sh1t" and "crap." They have the same literal meaning. But sh1t is considered more offensive (for example, Yahoo bleeps it out), and thus they are not the exact same when context is considered.
2006-11-13 10:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by retzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fairly easy to invent an extra meaning for any word you might mention. Whether that meaning is widely known is another matter.
2006-11-13 10:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Most words can have two meanings.
"Cleave" is an excellent example of one word with two meanings
2006-11-13 10:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is wrong with your namesake? Happy and joyful perhaps. Some may say that 'happy' could be interpreted as 'drunk' but I don't advocate that as I think drunks are far from happy - what do you think?
2006-11-13 10:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by saljegi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. There is almost always a nuance of a difference even between synonyms
2006-11-13 10:00:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about to Read, and to have Read, ??
2006-11-13 11:31:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wedlock
matrimony
2006-11-13 10:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by omvg1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
balls and testicles??
2006-11-13 10:00:48 · answer #9 · answered by SCOTT B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
**** & slag
2006-11-13 10:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by BLONDESHELL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋