[78-L] opposites which mean the same - was :Grammatically incorrect^ [FWD]

[Mike Harkin]

--- On Mon, 9/21/09, Bob Rice <bobrice at snet.net> wrote:

> From: Bob Rice <bobrice at snet.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect^
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> Date: Monday, September 21, 2009, 4:59 PM
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect^
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> 
> >
> > It find it disconcerting that in today's society, the
> words "cool" and 
> > "hot" mean the same thing.

As do "I could  care less," and "I couldn't care less...."

Go know!

OTOH, they do not necessarily mean the same thing:  zum Beispiel, Jill
Hennessy is cool, but she's also hot! 

Mike in Plovdiv
> >
>        And the Chance Brothers;
> Fat and Slim?
> >
> > George Orwell, where are you?
> >
> >
> >
> > Cary Ginell
> >
> >> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:43:27 +0100
> >> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect^
> >>
> >> David Lennick wrote:
> >> > And how long did it take for "humongous" to
> make it into the 
> >> > dictionary?
> >> > Likewise, "copacetic" (they can't even agree
> on the spelling for that 
> >> > word, let
> >> > alone its origin, which is claimed to be
> variously Hebrew, Chinook and
> >> > Bojangles Robinson).
> >> >
> >> > dl
> >> ===========
> >> And (sorry!) there are archaic words like "cool",
> that have been revived
> >> and make me wince when I hear them. "Cool", I
> think, had a double
> >> meaning back in the fifties. It could be used as
> an expression of praise
> >> or disparagement, depending on which side of the
> fence you were.
> >>
> >> Julian Vein
> >>
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