2007-03-31 12:05:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Some people are cranky tonight. I thawt your question to be a very thawtful one. Some students of English would consider 'unthaw' to be a colloquialism. An improper word that is generally understood and used. Have to go now, I need to.....defrost.... my tv dinner. Well, you didn't think I would go there, did you?
2007-03-31 13:15:33 · answer #1 · answered by gone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the same reason that "flammable" and "inflammable" have the same meaning - Americans couldn't understand or kept confusing the original term. "Unthaw" isn't actually a correct part of the English language, since it is an illogical negative. You should always use "thaw."
2007-03-31 19:14:22 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't unthaw mean the same thing as refreeze? If it's thawed, then that means it was frozen to begin with, then warmed up to unfreeze. So, unthaw would be "undoing the thawing", right? And that is to freeze again, or refreeze.
2007-03-31 19:27:08 · answer #3 · answered by Kelsey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they dont unthaw is when ur in the process of unthawing it and thaw is when its well thawed
p.s. how did u get that bunny on ur person
2007-03-31 19:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't unthaw mean to freeze? Un- means do the opposite. It is not proper English.
2007-03-31 19:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why indeed?
Maybe you thaw something in the fridge
Maybe you unthaw something on the counter?
I have no friggen clue...why are you asking me this stuff?sheesh
2007-03-31 19:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Einstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don`t think that unthaw is a proper word.
Chris.
2007-03-31 19:10:12 · answer #7 · answered by GOD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋