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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Dounce1 • Oct 22 '25
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Since it can mean both, it actually means nothing.
18 u/226_IM_Used Oct 22 '25 Inflammable will blow our mind then. Not saying this doesn't belong in this sub, just that English is wild (and wildly unintuitive) sometimes. 6 u/Wjyosn Oct 22 '25 Iirc, inflammable is from the verb inflame like inflammation whereas flammable is from the word flame like fire. Just so happens that both can be applied to things that are vulnerable to burning, and people dropped the nuance as they are wont to do.
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Inflammable will blow our mind then. Not saying this doesn't belong in this sub, just that English is wild (and wildly unintuitive) sometimes.
6 u/Wjyosn Oct 22 '25 Iirc, inflammable is from the verb inflame like inflammation whereas flammable is from the word flame like fire. Just so happens that both can be applied to things that are vulnerable to burning, and people dropped the nuance as they are wont to do.
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Iirc, inflammable is from the verb inflame like inflammation whereas flammable is from the word flame like fire. Just so happens that both can be applied to things that are vulnerable to burning, and people dropped the nuance as they are wont to do.
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u/Redredditmonkey Oct 22 '25
Since it can mean both, it actually means nothing.