# Minor Grammar Gripe - "Flamable" Arrows

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 10, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652 "2013-08-10T20:51:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Morrigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Morrigi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Morrigi)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/1 "2013-08-10T20:51:39Z")

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Pretty much what it says on the tin, there are 2 m’s in “flammable”.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/2 "2013-08-10T21:34:16Z")

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Inflammable means flammable? What a country!

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**Author:** ![Nighthawk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nighthawk/32/896_2.png) [@Nighthawk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nighthawk)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/3 "2013-08-10T23:39:30Z")

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I noticed this a while back but didn’t bother to report. I did think it was quite amusing, however, and I liked to pronounce the misspelled “flamable” like this: (Flah-MAH-Blay)

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**Author:** ![Morrigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Morrigi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Morrigi)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/4 "2013-08-13T19:20:54Z")

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[quote=“Cinghiale, post:2, topic:2652”]Inflammable means flammable? What a country![/quote]Country? That actually comes from the Latin inflammare and inflammable was first used about two centuries before flammable. The more you know…

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**Author:** ![jimboblordofeskimos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jimboblordofeskimos/32/2_2.png) [@jimboblordofeskimos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jimboblordofeskimos)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/5 "2013-08-13T20:11:23Z")

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> [@Morrigi](#):
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> [quote=“Cinghiale, post:2, topic:2652”]Inflammable means flammable? What a country![/quote]Country? That actually comes from the Latin inflammare and inflammable was first used about two centuries before flammable. The more you know…

THE MORE BLOODY CONFUSED YOU ARE ON WHY THEY DECIDED TO SPIT OUT ANOTHER WORD THAT MEANT THE SAME DAMN THING AND STILL DECIDED TO KEEP THE OLD ONE ABOUT. No way to run a universe, I swear.

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**Author:** ![kilozombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@kilozombie](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kilozombie)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/6 "2013-08-14T01:15:05Z")

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I would guess because the latin “inflammable” actually meant able to be set on fire, but in English the prefix of “in” means the opposite, so we added our own “flammable”. However, “inflammable” still works.

Just a guess.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/7 "2013-08-14T01:19:21Z")

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Which is why “non-flammable” is the way to go nowadays.

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**Author:** ![Morrigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Morrigi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Morrigi)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/8 "2013-08-14T06:49:09Z")

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English is an irreparably bastardized trainwreck of a language anyway. Hardly surprising we end up with stuff like this.

But it would appear that I’ve derailed my own thread. Oops.

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/9 "2013-08-14T07:09:40Z")

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[quote=“Morrigi, post:8, topic:2652”]English is an irreparably bastardized trainwreck of a language anyway. Hardly surprising we end up with stuff like this.

But it would appear that I’ve derailed my own thread. Oops.[/quote]

It’s your own thread. You decided that another topic was worth including!

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**Author:** ![Morrigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Morrigi](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Morrigi)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-grammar-gripe-flamable-arrows/2652/10 "2013-08-14T17:44:35Z")

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Indeed, and now that it’s served its purpose I’m going to lock it.