Hmmm… Very good question. Apart from being a very funny and entertaining website, it’s actually raising intellectual questions. I checked a language book “Good Word Guide” by Martin Manser. There is actually no difference– except that, “flammable” being less ambiguous is prefered for warning signs. While in some expressions; “an inflammable situation”, it can’t be replaced by flammable. Done!
Being a smart-arse (Can I say that on the Inter-net?), I can safely say that INflammable actually means that something is explosive in addition to being flammable, just as being INfamous means you are well known, but not in such a nice way.
*Grins in victory, unaware of the angry mob fighting over who gets to do the smothering first*
wow…what a confusing situation.
i want my hair on fire now!!
HAHA, my hair is on fire before yours jen! Hmmm…pain, heat, glowy!
Hmmm…
Very good question.
Apart from being a very funny and entertaining website, it’s actually raising intellectual questions.
I checked a language book “Good Word Guide” by Martin Manser.
There is actually no difference– except that, “flammable” being less ambiguous is prefered for warning signs. While in some expressions; “an inflammable situation”, it can’t be replaced by flammable.
Done!
If you keep up these funny cartoons, you will become famous!!! …. or is that infamous?
You will be more than famous….you will be IN-famous …. from some movie???? I forget. Steve Martin?
Here’s another word origin fact: irregardless is NOT a word!!!
not the same as “flammable/inflammable”, but a contranym is a word that can mean the opposite of itself:
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/contranym.html
Because someone overestimated the intelligence of those who find themselves in inflammable situations.
funny too that the word invincible exists but vincible doesn’t. there is an ingenious but no genious. teehee.
Being a smart-arse (Can I say that on the Inter-net?), I can safely say that INflammable actually means that something is explosive in addition to being flammable, just as being INfamous means you are well known, but not in such a nice way.
*Grins in victory, unaware of the angry mob fighting over who gets to do the smothering first*
can i print out this cartoon and put on my office noticeboard?