tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post8865964847690080952..comments2024-03-28T16:58:17.705-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: Yeah, YeahGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-59976661578936124262015-04-15T15:54:00.391-04:002015-04-15T15:54:00.391-04:00My wife thinks there's a contradiction in ther...My wife thinks there's a contradiction in there when I say "Yeah... no." The yeah is actually short for "yeah, about that..." the "no" is the answer.<br /><br />By why does flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?MikeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116809134355184859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-82000089913876724122015-04-14T12:32:44.874-04:002015-04-14T12:32:44.874-04:00My dad used to have a joke: "Does a house bur...My dad used to have a joke: "Does a house burn up or burn down?"<br /><br />I'm fond of the word "moot," which can mean either that something is debatable, or that something has been debated and is now settled. I found out that type of word is called an auto-antonym. See here:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonymColoCommentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-16707936487487153562015-04-13T12:59:06.244-04:002015-04-13T12:59:06.244-04:00Interesting about nay and no; I didn't know th...Interesting about nay and no; I didn't know that.<br /><br />I wonder if the 'no, totally' phenomenon isn't related to 'no, really?' meaning,'I can't believe that. Is it really true?'Tomnoreply@blogger.com