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Podcast: Beer and Conversation with Pigweed and Crowhill
Episode: 544: What is a contronym? Our weird English language.
Description: Pigweed and Crowhill drink and review a Fest Beer and discuss words that are their own opposites. English is full of quirks, but few are as fascinating as contronyms, which are words that are their own opposites. “Sanction” can mean to approve or to punish. “Dust” can mean to sprinkle or to remove. “Left” can mean departed or remaining.In this episode, we dive into the strange, witty, and sometimes confusing world of contranyms. Why do they exist? How do we make sense of them in everyday speech? And what do they reveal about the way language...