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Subject: Re: words and their opposites
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 17:22:25 EDT
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From: Roy_Leban%UMich-MTS.Mailnet@MIT-MULTICS

     From /The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language/:
     
     scan v. -tr  1. To examine (a small area) closely; scrutinize.
                  5. To look over or leaf through hastily.

     Usage: Scan (transitive verb) is applicable both to close examination
     of something and to quick inspection.  The context in which it appears 
     must make clear which of these opposing senses is intended if ambiguity
     is to be prevented.

The word "bad" is also sometimes its own opposite.

Bruce Leban    hplabs!leban