thiel@ut-ngp.UUCP (Stephen W. Thiel) (02/27/85)
[Maybe we should change it to net.inflame...]
> inflammable : one would think this might mean _not_ flammable!
According to Strunk and White:
Flammable. An oddity, chiefly useful in saving lives.
The common word meaning "combustible" is inflammable.
But some people are thrown off by the "in-" and think
"inflammable" means "not combustible." For this reason,
trucks carrying gasoline or explosives are now marked
FLAMMABLE. Unless you are operating such a truck and
hence are concerned with the safety of children and
illiterates, use "inflammable."
[William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, "The Elements of
Style", Third Edition, Macmillan Publishing Co. Inc.,
1979, p. 47.]
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Steve Thiel
...ihnp4!ut-sally!ut-ngp!thiel
Bob, where Carol had had "had," had had "had had"; "had had" had had the
teacher's approval.