Difination ten examples of contranyms,oxymorons, palindromes - Page 2

#11 31-May-2004, 11:27

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

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Originally Posted by tdol

A friend of mine had a pupil who said "Ain't's wrong, innit?" or the other way round. Either way, it struck me as a magnificent question.

What do you think about adding "antagonym" to the glossary? :wink:

Hear, hear!

:D :D :D

#12 31-May-2004, 11:31

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

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Originally Posted by Susie Smith

Great! I realized there was something strange about it, but I couldn't find contranym in my American Heritage Dictionary. I can't find antagonym either, so it must not be a very good dictionary. Thanks for putting me straight. :wink:

PS Just checked. Neither word is in my Longman or in my Webster. :(

These words are somewhat new. They don't appear in any of my dictionaries, even the unabridged ones. If one does a search for "contranym" one onelook.com, the only hit is good old TDOL's entry in the UsingEnglish glossary. If we are nice to him, maybe he will add antagonym to the glossary. :wink:

That makes me feel a little better. What did they call them when I went to school? I can't remember their being called anything.

**Tdol** · #13 31-May-2004, 14:38

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/antagonym.html

**Tdol** · #14 31-May-2004, 14:39

Thanks for the list, Mike.

MikeNewYork · #15 31-May-2004, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Susie Smith

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

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Originally Posted by Susie Smith

Great! I realized there was something strange about it, but I couldn't find contranym in my American Heritage Dictionary. I can't find antagonym either, so it must not be a very good dictionary. Thanks for putting me straight. :wink:

PS Just checked. Neither word is in my Longman or in my Webster. :(

These words are somewhat new. They don't appear in any of my dictionaries, even the unabridged ones. If one does a search for "contranym" one onelook.com, the only hit is good old TDOL's entry in the UsingEnglish glossary. If we are nice to him, maybe he will add antagonym to the glossary. :wink:

That makes me feel a little better. What did they call them when I went to school? I can't remember their being called anything.

They didn't have names before this.

MikeNewYork · #16 31-May-2004, 18:29

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Originally Posted by tdol

http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/antagonym.html

Thank you, lad. :D

MikeNewYork · #17 31-May-2004, 18:30

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Originally Posted by tdol

Thanks for the list, Mike.

You're welcome, T. :wink:

#18 31-May-2004, 22:48

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

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Originally Posted by Susie Smith

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Originally Posted by MikeNewYork

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Originally Posted by Susie Smith

Great! I realized there was something strange about it, but I couldn't find contranym in my American Heritage Dictionary. I can't find antagonym either, so it must not be a very good dictionary. Thanks for putting me straight. :wink:

PS Just checked. Neither word is in my Longman or in my Webster. :(

These words are somewhat new. They don't appear in any of my dictionaries, even the unabridged ones. If one does a search for "contranym" one onelook.com, the only hit is good old TDOL's entry in the UsingEnglish glossary. If we are nice to him, maybe he will add antagonym to the glossary. :wink:

That makes me feel a little better. What did they call them when I went to school? I can't remember their being called anything.

They didn't have names before this.

Well, if it didn't have a name, did it exist? :?

(Now I feel a whole lot better.) :D