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From: lied@ihlts.UUCP (Bob Lied)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: flammable <--> inflammable (Strunk & White quote)
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Date: Thu, 26-Jan-84 11:35:25 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 26 11:35:25 1984
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*Flammable.*  An oddity, chiefly useful in saving lives.  The
common word meaning "combustible" is *inflammable.*  But some
people are thrown off by the *in-* and think *inflammable* means
"not combustible."  For this reason, trucks carrying gasoline or
explosives are now marked FLAMMABLE.  Unless you are operating
such a truck and hence are concerned with the safety of
children and illiterates, use *inflammable.*

	"The Elements of Style," Strunk & White, pg. 47.