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Ever notice the contradictions in our language? For instance cleave can mean to cut something and separate it, but it can also mean to hold fast to something. Or what about the word custom- in one sense a custom is the usual, normal thing to do in a culture- but to have something custom made means its made special and unusual. And check out the word garnish- if I garnish my plate I enhance it, but to garnish someones wages means to subtract from them... how did I even learn this crazy language?!?
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 18:04:08 +0000

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