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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes
I would not defend English. It is a bastard language.
Any language that has auto-antonyms (contronym, contranym) needs to be banned.
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I can't argue with the bastardy. But surely every language has such words?
Looking over a list or two, I especially like the verb "to dust". Dusting a mantlepiece is certainly the opposite action to dusting a cake.
I wonder if other languages have words that should mean the opposite but actually mean the same thing. Flammable and inflammable are the only example I can think of in English.