Friday, May 11, 2012

Your word for the weekend...


...is 'contronym'.

I'm sorry, it's so cool, I had to geek out. (Or maybe it's just really early?)

A contronym is a word with two meanings, which are the opposite of each other.

So, for example, 'dust', which can mean 'to add fine particles' but also means 'to remove fine particles'.

Or 'left', which can mean 'departed from' but also 'remaining'.

I mean, really, if that's not a good way to start your Friday, then please stop visiting this blog, we have nothing in common.

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