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Grabagran

Grabagran Report 30 Jul 2009 11:46

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FLAMMABLE & INFLAMMABLE?

Contrary Mary

Contrary Mary Report 30 Jul 2009 11:48

None. They mean the same thing i.e. readily combustibile.

Roxanne

Roxanne Report 30 Jul 2009 11:50

they are the same

Grabagran

Grabagran Report 30 Jul 2009 11:52

YEAH I KNOW!!
BUT WHY USE BOTH WORDS??

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 30 Jul 2009 11:57

Just to make us feel stupid:))

Sue x

Grabagran

Grabagran Report 30 Jul 2009 12:05

HI SUE. EITHER THAT OR TO FILL A SPACE IN THE DICTIONARY LOL

A MATE SAID HER SON HAD MADE A POINT OF STATING THAT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE, SO WHY USE BOTH WORDS.

GRMarilyn

GRMarilyn Report 30 Jul 2009 12:11


I think flammable describes a flame,
and inflammable describes easily set on fire !!

In my Dictionary....

Researching:
Tregaskis- Blatchford- Bunker- ONeil.... Cornwall & Devon ( Ingram) Dorset .Bean Kent & Norfolk

ChAoTicintheNewYear

ChAoTicintheNewYear Report 30 Jul 2009 13:02

The difference between flammable and in flammable is in ;-)

Researching:
Kids with special needs are not weird or odd. They only want what everyone else wants...to be accepted.

Berona

Berona Report 30 Jul 2009 13:36

No difference. Both are in my dictionary and both have the same meaning.

GRMarilyn

GRMarilyn Report 30 Jul 2009 13:37


Cat...LOL

Researching:
Tregaskis- Blatchford- Bunker- ONeil.... Cornwall & Devon ( Ingram) Dorset .Bean Kent & Norfolk