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September 23, 2006
Down With This Sort of Thing
I just discovered my first auto-antonym: down. Pointing out auto-antonyms (words that have two contradictory meanings) is the kind of annoying word game that people with English degrees are supposed to play all the time but this is my first time.
Technically, down isn't a very good specimen because it doesn't work on it's own. The contradictions only happen when paired with other words like I am and with. Anyway, I just like being able to say, "Yeah, I'm down with this sort of thing" or "Down with this sort of thing!" depending on the situation.
I got my inspiration from reporter, Heather Mallick quoting Father Ted in her op-ed piece, Atheists Don't Get It.
Posted by rsexton at 11:32 PM | Comments (2)