Re: What two words . . . ?

[SCIAMANDA@edinboro.edu]

Brian wrote:
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At 11:48 2/17/98 -0500, Bob Sciamanda wrote:
> A lurker has privately solved the puzzle of homonyms which are also 
> antonyms. ...
> CLEAVE and CLEAVE
>
> -Bob

Or in a more colloquial sense:
Hang  &  Hang          (loose vs from the neck)

Set  &  Set            (Freeze into relaxed state = Jello
                          vs. take a permanent deformation.)

I expect there are more - but I have only a few minutes...

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK
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OK, but . . .
There are plenty of multi-meaning words.
These must be antonyms - opposite (contradictory) meanings.

-Bob

Bob Sciamanda           sciamanda@edinboro.edu
Dept of Physics         trebor@velocity.net
Edinboro Univ of PA     http://www.edinboro.edu/~sciamanda/home.html