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Words that have two meanings that are opposites: let's bash these TTTs
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:16 PM Author: Drab Parlour fucking "deceptively"
"the question was deceptively simple" can mean that it seems simple but isn't, OR that it doesn't seem simple but it is
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:17 PM Author: Azure address Oversight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974433) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:18 PM Author: Drab Parlour ooh good one!
"this oversight was a result of a serious lack of oversight" |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:18 PM Author: mewling twinkling uncleanness abode That's not a function of the word but of pragmatics pertaining to the properties of the question. I thought this thread was about stuff like innervate / enervate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974438) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:22 PM Author: Drab Parlour fine - i mean words that CAN, depending on context, mean two things that are opposites*
but innervate/enervate is welcome here too, equally TTT |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:35 PM Author: mewling twinkling uncleanness abode Broadly speaking, any word can have two opposite meanings in the sense you mean if you vary the pragmatics—that is why irony is possible and so rich in language. Your issue seems to be with imprecision introduced by using a word like "deceptively" to modify an adjective, since there's ambiguity about whether what is "deceptive" is the easiness or the initial appearance while the true nature is easy.
The meaning can be cleaned up a bit by just modifying the word order and punctuation: "Deceptively, the test was simple" to my ear sounds like the test was in fact simple; "The test was simple—deceptively" sounds to me like it appeared simple but that appearance was deceptive.
Still, all told this is an unfortunate construction and best avoided altogether save when strategic ambiguity is the goal. |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:41 PM Author: Drab Parlour credited analysis ty!! i don't necessarily share your interpretations of the two examples you gave, but good call about the ambiguity of what "deceptively" is modifying
and yeah i realized after poasting that someone was probably going to point out that ANY word can mean diff things based on context >__> |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:22 PM Author: Useless Jewess need julia here (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974454) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:23 PM Author: Flesh Vivacious Nibblets National Security Agency inflammable (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974458) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:24 PM Author: Amber razzmatazz rehab persian (dr. nick) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974466) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:26 PM Author: Drab Parlour well the issue with that one is that the two words sound like opposites but are synonyms. also TTT. i'm guessing the "in" is from "inflame" but i'm too lazy to verify (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974475) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:24 PM Author: soul-stirring striped hyena cleave (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974462) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:26 PM Author: Drab Parlour titc cleave (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974477) |
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Date: February 16th, 2022 3:06 PM Author: Fear-inspiring Dilemma Police Squad that one was my contribution the last time we did this thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43978151) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:25 PM Author: coral gaped dragon pit so far oversight is the only one (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974468) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:27 PM Author: harsh burgundy hell rigor Sanction (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974480) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:27 PM Author: hilarious seedy stain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974481) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:28 PM Author: Drab Parlour another good one! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974485) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:27 PM Author: navy tattoo faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974482) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:34 PM Author: Drab Parlour 🤔🤔🤔 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974524) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:29 PM Author: harsh burgundy hell rigor Overlook (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974492) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:31 PM Author: Drab Parlour cr similar to oversight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974509) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:30 PM Author: harsh burgundy hell rigor They're called contronyms btw, u can find huge lists (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974499) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:32 PM Author: Drab Parlour tyty! it would be funny if "contronym" also meant "words that sound like antonyms but are synonyms" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974513) |
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Date: February 16th, 2022 3:04 PM Author: harsh burgundy hell rigor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43978133) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:36 PM Author: mewling twinkling uncleanness abode (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974536) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:33 PM Author: Pearl very tactful resort science (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974519) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:42 PM Author: Drab Parlour lol, fair (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974557) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:34 PM Author: underhanded black woman electric furnace cavalier (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974525) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:43 PM Author: Drab Parlour rly? what are the two meanings? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974559) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:35 PM Author: Rebellious lettuce moot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974531) |
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Date: February 15th, 2022 9:44 PM Author: Drab Parlour whoa i didn't even know it had the "debatable" meaning; i always just used it to mean "irrelevant" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#43974567) |
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Date: April 7th, 2026 10:21 PM Author: oomox (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5032956&forum_id=2).#49802525) |