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From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: flammable <--> inflammable
Message-ID: <544@ihuxq.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 09:47:24 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 26 09:47:24 1984
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The best flame on the bogus word "flammable" may be found in
Strunk & White's manual of style.  After noting that "flammable"
was emblazoned on tanker trucks carrying dangerous cargo because
some simpletons might mistake the "in-" prefix to mean "not",
the entry concludes with something to the effect of "Unless you
are illiterate or drive such a truck, prefer 'inflammable'."

Could someone with a Strunk & White handy post the thing verbatim?
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