rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agowhat’s the weirdest word in your language?message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squarewhat’s the weirdest word in your language?rico@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·23 hours ago“imflammable” is not a word.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·18 hours agoIt is - though it may be fair to consider it jargon. It is a word that explicitly means “Can be set aflame” as chosen by people working with hazardous materials.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·17 hours agoEven jargon can be found in a dictionary.
“imflammable” is not a word.
it is if you try hard enough
It is - though it may be fair to consider it jargon. It is a word that explicitly means “Can be set aflame” as chosen by people working with hazardous materials.
Even jargon can be found in a dictionary.