The words flammable and inflammable are often misinterpreted as opposites. As a matter of fact, flammable and inflammable mean exactly the same — capable of burning. Eg:Petrol is highly flammable.

We’ve all been there: You’re about to write or say a word when you realize there are two forms and you don’t know which is correct. One of them is shorter, like dissociate, the other seems more ...

A local library commissioner who’s a language-lover and a personal friend, recently professed curiosity about the confusing terms “flammable” and “inflammable,” and I muddied the water further by ...

There is no difference in meaning and little or no difference in use. Chemicals, gases or cloth materials that are flammable / inflammable catch fire and burn easily. Perhaps, in usage, cloth ...