On 09/10/2020 5:47 AM Jim Catchpole - jlcatchpole at googlemail.com (via tml list) <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:

Not to mention oddball cases like flammable and inflammable where two words that should be opposites mean the same thing.

Although I guess Tom, as an ex-submariner, you are more than familiar with those two! ;^D

On 10/09/2020 06:21, Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at port.ac.uk (via tml list) wrote:

On Thu, 10 Sep 2020, 03:14 Thomas RUX, < xxxxxx@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi Phil,

Being a simple submarine sailor I had to look up the definition for cleave. The first definition was "split or sever (something), especially along a natural line or grain." Which did not make any sense. After more looking I think I found the definition as "to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly ." and makes more sense.

Yep.  One of those delightful words that can mean its own opposite.

My Dad married me.

;-)

And in the wedding sermon had a three point sermon on Leave (parents), Cleave (to wife), and Become One Flesh (joining phsyically, emotionally, spiritually).

tc

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