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MudMeanderer 3 Nov 9:37am, 3 Nov 2024 2,671 posts	0 MudMeanderer ChrisHB wrote:the word 'screen' means both something that stops you from seeing what is behind it and something that allows you to see things that may be far away in time and space. [There is a term 'contranym' for words that are their own opposite]
ChrisHB 3 Nov 9:54am, 3 Nov 2024 23,265 posts	0 ChrisHB ( I didn't know that either. Thanks )
Derby Tup 3 Nov 9:57am, 3 Nov 2024 68,742 posts	0 Derby Tup (Interesting. Dust is a good one as is leave)
UltraDunc 3 Nov 10:35am, 3 Nov 2024 18,646 posts	0 UltraDunc Adam Ant will be 70 tomorrow I always thought he was younger than me, unless he’s overtaken me at some point 🤔
UltraDunc 3 Nov 10:36am, 3 Nov 2024 18,647 posts	0 UltraDunc @Derby Tup I messed that up as not sure how to use a quote
Raemondo 4 Nov 5:28pm, 4 Nov 2024 12,217 posts	0 Raemondo Sean of the Dead is twenty years old 😯
Gooner 4 Nov 5:39pm, 4 Nov 2024 22,330 posts	0 Gooner Raemondo wrote:Sean of the Dead is twenty years old 😯 Shush 🙈
Eynsham Red 5 Nov 1:10pm, 5 Nov 2024 11,521 posts	0 Eynsham Red Apparently there’s a big election happening somewhere. I’m surprised that I haven’t seen this on the news 🙄
Badger 6 Nov 6:12pm, 6 Nov 2024 17,480 posts	0 Badger I once almost bumped into Mr Ant in the reception of a rehearsal studio. He had the huge room, we had a tiny one.
Ocelot Spleens 6 Nov 10:20pm, 6 Nov 2024 39,889 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens Sanction was my favourite on the contranym word list.