Fun with English
April 14th, 2016 at 4:24:06 PM
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This just popped into my head today and then I started noodling on it. There are many words in English that can be used as both verbs and adjectives. An example is "shot" -- as a verb, it is the past tense of "to shoot" but as an adjective it means "used up." Another example, if you remember the movie "Mean Girls," would be "fetch."
At least two of these words are antonyms when used as verbs but are synonyms when used as adjectives. Can you think of what they are? (I won't post them yet because I want to see if anyone can come up with any others).
And are there any such word pairs that are synonyms when used as verbs but antonyms when used as adjectives?
At least two of these words are antonyms when used as verbs but are synonyms when used as adjectives. Can you think of what they are? (I won't post them yet because I want to see if anyone can come up with any others).
And are there any such word pairs that are synonyms when used as verbs but antonyms when used as adjectives?
"In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563
April 14th, 2016 at 5:01:19 PM
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No offense, but you make my head hurt at times. You run, run fast, never look back... 2F
Youuuuuu MIGHT be a 'rascal' if.......(nevermind ;-)...2F
April 15th, 2016 at 9:55:58 AM
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The two I was thinking of are:
Any others come to mind?
suck and blow
"In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563
April 15th, 2016 at 10:01:49 AM
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Wicked means bad ,but something wicked good means really good. At least in New England it does:)
The mountain is tall but grass grows on top of the mountain.
April 15th, 2016 at 10:03:06 AM
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Unlockable: Unable to be locked (un-lockable) or able to be unlocked (unlock-able).
Idk if that's what you mean but yeah.
Idk if that's what you mean but yeah.
April 15th, 2016 at 11:46:48 AM
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Inflammable and flammable mean both the same thing and the opposite thing at the same time, as "in" as a prefix means "not" in other words, like incredible and indispensable.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
April 15th, 2016 at 11:49:10 AM
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Quote: MathExtremistThe two I was thinking of are:
Any others come to mind?suck and blow
That was maybe the dirtiest joke I ever heard at the time. "...a figure of speech." I thought it was hysterical.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
