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How Come Flammable and Inflammable Mean the Same Thing?
So what word tells someone that something ISN'T easy to catch fire?
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Well actually... it's a long story. Inflammable was the original word, but everyone thought that meant "impervious to flame," so for safety reasons they dropped the "in" to prevent people from being confused and taking cigarette breaks against propane tanks.
Tyler on August 17, 2019
bruh why do you know that
DarylthePony on August 25, 2019
Unflammable maybe?
Jesse on September 3, 2019
I'm still surprised that people have to be told not to burn down the forest. Isn't it pretty obvious what burns and what doesn't?
MsKnowItAll on September 4, 2019
Who else looked this up afterward?
Someone on February 2, 2020
Not flammable.
Yeetaleetthesecond on February 11, 2022
Disflammable.
Me on February 22, 2022
Nonflammable, look it up
bob on October 24, 2024