Silence Resonance Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 This is a tough one, but interesting. What very peculiar property do the following words have in common? cover, dust, left, transparent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incendia Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 (edited) They all have two meanings based on the context with each meaning being the opposite of the other? Cover Let's cover this scandal (hide) Let's cover this in class (show) Dust I will dust the room (remove the dust) I will dust for fingerprints (add dust to) Left John's the only one left (remaining) John's the only one who has left (is gone) Transparent The ghost is transparent (hard to see) His motives are transparent (easy to see) Edited December 9, 2010 by ProcuratorIncendia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Resonance Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 That was so fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D H Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 You can add "boned" to that list: "We're having boned turkey and dressing for supper" (bones removed) "She has a delicately boned facial structure" (bones present) "We boned up on physics this weekend" (bones (of knowledge) added) "..." (Crude meaning elided) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalgoma Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The following was written by Peter Hilton, Mathematician at Bletchley Park in 1943, one of the Emigma codebreakers. "Doc note, I dissent. A fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod" A coincidence- I have just noticed that Peter Hilton died on Dec. 2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/02/peter-hilton-obituary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel123456 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 (edited) Palindrome Edited December 16, 2010 by michel123456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silence Resonance Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Palindromes are cool but sometimes lack enough clearance to give understood meanings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel123456 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 eerg ai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigney Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 eerg ai Nope, Just a quasi overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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