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1. 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2020 17:00:07 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

   Just realized workaround is a phonetic auto-antonym

   workaround - a shortcut to avoid work

   work a round - to do a round of work

   Auto-antonyms are my new favorite thing :)

   • codesections (codesections@fosstodon.org)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2020 17:03:02 UTC codesections

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     @freemo

     > Auto-antonyms are my new favorite thing :)

     "cleave" is my long-time favorite autoantonym:

     > Cleave
     > 1. to adhere closely; stick; cling
     > 2. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow

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   • Kyle (khird@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2020 17:26:12 UTC Kyle

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     • codesections

     @codesections @freemo

     I prefer "resign" because it can actually be ambiguous in sentences, while "cleave" can be disambiguated by the presence or absence of a direct object. Suppose you see a headline "Star Player Resigns" - it can mean either that he quit (ri-ZINE) or that he signed a contract extension to continue playing (REE-sine).

     🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 repeated this.