[ExI] Language Changing Before Our Very Eyes

[Mike Dougherty]

On 5/26/07, gts <gts_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 24 May 2007 19:30:42 -0400, Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not quite the same, but "flammable" and "inflammable" must cause
> > people some confusion at times...
>
> Yes. I recall reading somewhere that for reasons of public safety,
> "inflammable" was changed intentionally to "flammable" by the Powers That
> Be (FTC? Congress? Not sure) because too many people misconstrue
> "inflammable" to mean non-ignitable.
>
> The language cops really do exist. :)

Ok, sorry i didn't read the latest sibling thread before I posted the
same in/flammable example.