LL-L "Idiomatica" 2014.01.18 (01) [EN]

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From: David Pinto david_e_pinto at yahoo.ca
Subject: LL-L "Idiomatica" 2014.01.04 (01) [EN]

In addition to ''I could care less" and "I couldn't care less",
here are some other absurdities in English.

"I lucked out" can mean "I was lucky", BUT it can also mean
"I was unlucky."

If something is described as being "inflammable", that means that it can
catch fire.

So what does "flammable" mean? It means exactly the same thing.

David

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