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Re:The World Is Running Out of Sand by crimsonalucard on Monday November 20, 2017 @01:54PM (#15742163)
Interesting. Are there any other words in the English language with two contradicting definitions?
Re:The World Is Running Out of Sand by khedoros1 on Monday November 20, 2017 @03:14PM (#15742825)
"Flammable" and "inflammable" mean the same thing. (Not quite what you were asking, but it's in the spirit of the question, I think).

"Literally" is often used for emphasis, even when something is figuratively but not literally true.

"Enjoin" means both to proscribe and to prescribe.

"Sanction" is similar; it's either a penalty for breaking a rule, or official approval of something.

"Dust" (as a verb) means both to clean dust off of something or to spread dust onto it.

"Fast" means fixed in one place or moving quickly.

"Oversight" means watching over something carefully, but also a mistake caused by a missed detail.

"Cleave" means both to cling/adhere and to split/sever.

"Hold up" can mean support or hinder.

This list can keep going. It's just the point that I got tired of finding more listicles to pull the best bits out of.

Re:The World Is Running Out of Sand by Stratoscope on Monday November 20, 2017 @02:15PM (#15742327)
There are literally millions of them.

Some people object when a word means its opposite, but I could care less.

Re:The World Is Running Out of Sand by rrauenza on Monday November 20, 2017 @03:10PM (#15742797)
I can't sanction your response.
Re:The World Is Running Out of Sand by nostromo on Monday November 20, 2017 @01:58PM (#15742187)