• wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
    51·
    20 days ago

    My wife and I had a good snicker one time when I brought home edamame peas in the shell.

    They were shelled, but she wanted them shelled.

    Flammable/imflammable is another one that comes to mind.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      19 days ago

      English has many contronyms.

      • Clip: to attach (clip X to Y) or detach (clip coupons)
      • Dust: to remove dust or to add it (dust the cake with icing sugar)
      • Fine: excellent (fine wine) or not great but decent (it’s fine)
      • Left: remaining (I have 5 left) or gone (I had some but they left)
      • Oversight: supervision (he had oversight over the whole process) or lack of supervision (I forgot to do that, it was an oversight)