From: utzoo!mark Newsgroups: net.nlang Title: Re: Opposites Article-I.D.: utzoo.2776 Posted: Sat Jan 22 14:15:39 1983 Received: Sat Jan 22 14:15:39 1983 References: brunix.1281 that "flammable" is properly a word is moot, but certainly neither it nor "infalmmable" means "very volatile": "volatile" means "capable of evaporation". water is nearly as volatile as gasoline, but not in the least inflammable. mARK bLOORE univ. of toronto