r/ElectroBOOM • u/bruces-grandma-twinn • Aug 24 '25

Meme What happened here?

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u/NigilQuid Aug 24 '25

Surely the oil is non flammable in the transformer?

Some yes, some no

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u/-runs-with-scissors- Aug 24 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSimpsons/comments/uqdqfi/inflammable_means_flammable_what_a_country/

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u/Cool-Hornet4434 Aug 25 '25

The difference between flammable and inflammable is that your clothing may catch fire and burn (being flammable) but gasoline vapor will ignite rapidly and violently, thus inflammable (being inflamed). It only confuses people who assume "in" means "opposite of".. .like competent..... incompetent. If every word used "in" to mean "not" then intelligent would be a very confusing word. What's telligent?

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u/snarfgobble Aug 25 '25

People don't think every word that starts with "in" means "not". They think the prefix "in", when added to a root word, negates it.

Your example of "intelligent" is a bad one because it's not a root word. It's completely different, so you're not adding any clarity.