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« on: August 18, 2011, 11:49:31 PM »
Ok, there are several examples of this, I don't doubt you will all enjoy trying to find new ones, but one thing I've never understood.

To me if you preceded a word with in/un/de  it kind of flips the word.

inconspicuous vs conspicuous
discrete vs indiscreet

So why do some words not have that?Huh?

Define....
in·gen·ious  -  Clever, original, and inventive
gen·ius  -  Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability

There are so many examples where the un/in/de word means the same, any many where it doesn't.

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« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2011, 12:12:23 AM »
It's probably because the ingenious isn't from genius but rather stems from ingenuity.  Genuity can mean grounded in reality, thus making the opposite something fantastical.

I'm quite pleased to have come up with that explanation without the internet. Surfing at GPRS speeds atm so it's too painful to leave my cached haven of the forums.
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« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2011, 01:19:49 AM »
Famous and infamous also spring to mind. Zarf's spot on though, the different spellings of genius/genious aren't just a copied mistake, they're different root words that happen to have similar meaning.
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« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2011, 01:30:22 AM »
inflammable is what always confused me

http://www.write101.com/W.Tips215.htm
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« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2011, 09:19:42 AM »
Quote from: discordance on August 19, 2011, 01:30:22 AM
inflammable is what always confused me

http://www.write101.com/W.Tips215.htm

And how many times did that end in disaster? Cheesy

I guess infamous comes from infamy as well? And the dictionary tells me that there is a difference - infamy is generally famous with a bad reputation, whereas famous is generally favourable.
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« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2011, 09:51:05 AM »
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!!!

(sorry, couldn't stop myself, about my favourite line, ever)
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Quote from: Berath on August 19, 2011, 09:51:05 AM
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!!!

(sorry, couldn't stop myself, about my favourite line, ever)
Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

Yes, rather did like Kenneth Williams take on that
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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2011, 11:49:31 AM »
Quote from: Junta on August 19, 2011, 11:43:23 AM
Quote from: Berath on August 19, 2011, 09:51:05 AM
Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!!!

(sorry, couldn't stop myself, about my favourite line, ever)
Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy

Yes, rather did like Kenneth Williams take on that

http://www.redbubble.com/people/naf4d/t-shirts/5869804-infamy-infamy-theyve-all-got-it-in-for-me
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