Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoContronym ("to dust" can mean "to remove dust" or "to add dust")en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1120 cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up1120external-linkContronym ("to dust" can mean "to remove dust" or "to add dust")en.wikipedia.orgSilverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square6fedilink cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoThey get away with it because in any case there’s normally only one obvious dust-related thing to do.
minus-squareSilverchase@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoBut what if I want to dust a bookshelf so it looks older and unkempt?
They get away with it because in any case there’s normally only one obvious dust-related thing to do.
But what if I want to dust a bookshelf so it looks older and unkempt?