Silverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoContronym ("to dust" can mean "to remove dust" or "to add dust")en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down11
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkContronym ("to dust" can mean "to remove dust" or "to add dust")en.wikipedia.orgSilverchase@sh.itjust.works to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 days 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-up1·3 days 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?