I’m seriously geeking out

@sol_cee (38219)
Philippines
October 17, 2022 6:52pm CST
English isn’t my first language so I get whatever chance I can to learn new words. I saw this online and I’m seriously geeking out reading this list. Words are so cool! I didn’t know ‘contronyms’ until now and thinking about it, yeah some English words are really contradictory or whatever. My favorite word ‘oversight’ isn’t included in the list though. It can mean to oversee and supervise, or a mistake made due to carelessness. Oversight can prevent an oversight! Sorry, I’m geeking out. Can you add anything on the list?
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
I shared that too in my social media profile I was last week years old when I learned it I can't add anything to it. As Angel said our English is broken
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
Last week years old? You’re still a fetus
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@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 22
Thats my line, my english is brokenest
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• Philippines
18 Oct 22
@sol_cee yes, because my English is so broken that only a fetus can understand most of it
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
18 Oct 22
I also like to read new words. Some contronyms? BOMB success/failure COMPROMISE To consist of/to constitute. LEASE To lend/to borrow.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
19 Oct 22
@sol_cee Bomb is good, bombs not so much
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
@LadyDuck what is bomb in Italian?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
Bomb is good!
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@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 22
Although in my own language there are still many mistakes, must be careful in using it.
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• Philippines
18 Oct 22
@sol_cee My TsaGaLoag is not always perfect
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
Sorry, you make mistakes using your own language?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
@hexeduser22 is that American or British accent?
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@kaylachan (71773)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Oct 22
I can't really read that list, because I can't really see it. English is my first language, and it confuses me at times, too.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
21 Oct 22
I’m sorry about the small photo. How to make it bigger?
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Oct 22
At this moment, I cannot add to the list. It is fascinating though.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
I’m sorry I’m geeking out loll
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct 22
Vince was telling me about these the other day and I was going to write about them but you've beaten me to the draw. I can't think of any offhand.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
Omg, I’m sorry!
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
Yours would have been a better read
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@JudyEv (342100)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct 22
@sol_cee I don't think so at all but thanks for saying.
@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Nov 22
Ah, I didn't know there was a term for that . Yes, one that I come across in cooking is "seed/seeded". To seed a tomato means to take out the seeds .
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@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Nov 22
@sol_cee Really? I have not heard of that. But I'll look it up. I remember as a kid that if I ate seeds, I thought maybe a plant would grow inside me .
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
3 Nov 22
@much2say we have a fruit here called santol and parents would tell us not swallow the seeds or it would grow inside us lol
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
2 Nov 22
That’s a good one. Speaking of tomato seeds. I remember someone said to me not to eat tomato seeds because they cause cancer. But when I look at some cooking videos, they don’t really mind about the tomato seeds and just cook them as is
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@jstory07 (139976)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Oct 22
English is one of the hardest languages to learn.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
True, I’ve been learning a long time and I’m still poor at it
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• Philippines
18 Oct 22
@sol_cee I'll help make you rich, one word at a time Hi @jstory07
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
@hexeduser22 it doesn’t make cents
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Oct 22
Rent to tear your clothing or rent to pay the rent on an apartment. Stroke a medical condition or stroke to stroke to gently stroke someone’s skin. Truck a vehicle to ride or truck farm to grow vegetables
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Thank you for the examples
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Oct 22
@sol_cee You’re welcome.
@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
18 Oct 22
English is not my first language either. At the moment, I can’t think of any contronym.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
And you can speak other languages too
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@thelme55 (77167)
• Germany
20 Oct 22
@sol_cee Yes, I can. My every day language is German.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
21 Oct 22
@thelme55 cool!!
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
18 Oct 22
@sol_cee Enjoy your new words. Sorry I cannot add to your list. You are enjoying it so much that I do not want to interfere with your new words that you are enjoying.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
I’m enjoying myself and doing the happy dance
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
19 Oct 22
@sol_cee I am glad and the happy dance is good.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
My first time to know the word contronym and means... Quite like the word salvage have two opposing means.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
@simplfred really? I didn’t know that
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
What does salvage mean?
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
24 Oct 22
@sol_cee When we say salvage in the Philippines we are killing somebody on the other side salvage means rescue also.
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@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 22
I'm sorry i cant help you, S. My english is broken cc @hexeduser22
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• Philippines
18 Oct 22
My English is brokener than yours
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
My English is the brokenest
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@MrDenata (12262)
• Indonesia
18 Oct 22
@hexeduser22 no, i'm the one who knocked, you didnt have to say that
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@sickly09 (861)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 22
Same here. when I first heard the word "Legit" I was actually confused. Waht The meaning Legit........
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
Legit is short for legitimate. No?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
@sickly09 so what does it mean then?
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@sickly09 (861)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 22
@sol_cee For the first time, I think so.....But it's totally wrong.
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@allknowing (137770)
• India
19 Oct 22
English indeed is a funny language. There is always something to learn. This is irrelevant here but did you know the word 'set' has 430 meanings?
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
That’s a lot of meanings for a three-letter word
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@askme123 (6228)
18 Oct 22
First time I heard the word contronym. I only know of antonyms. Do you know the meaning of antonym??
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@askme123 (6228)
19 Oct 22
@sol_cee Wow the English Language is really expanding.
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
I know antonyms and synonyms and homonyms. We learn them in elementary school here
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@haraka (1282)
• Indonesia
19 Oct 22
saw this for the first time and for sure will share one my social media too. it's so cool
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Yeah,very fascinating for me
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Oct 22
Our language can be very confusing to learn.
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@solidcodes (1765)
• Philippines
18 Oct 22
It is easy to forget words because English words is in thousands.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
19 Oct 22
Haha yeah like you’re thinking of that particular English word and it’s on the tip of your tongue but
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19 Oct 22
I also want to learn English better. I think this site is helpful.
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@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
20 Oct 22
Yes people here are very kind in general
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20 Oct 22