rico (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agowhat’s the weirdest word in your language?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11message-squarewhat’s the weirdest word in your language?rico (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareDerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoIn English, it has to be any of the Contronyms. We have so many, and it really makes it hard for newer speakers to understand some things. You dust a cake by adding powder, you dust a table by removing powder. You seed a field by adding seeds, you seed a fruit by removing the seeds.
minus-squarepoweruser@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoShelled and unshelled both also mean unshelled and shelled, respectively
In English, it has to be any of the Contronyms. We have so many, and it really makes it hard for newer speakers to understand some things.
You dust a cake by adding powder, you dust a table by removing powder.
You seed a field by adding seeds, you seed a fruit by removing the seeds.
Shelled and unshelled both also mean unshelled and shelled, respectively