This reminds me of an episode of "The Simpsons", in which Dr. Nicks' clinic explodes. Afterwards, Dr. Nick remarks "Inflammable means flammable? What a country!"
This reminds me of an episode of "The Simpsons", in which Dr. Nicks' clinic explodes. Afterwards, Dr. Nick remarks "Inflammable means flammable? What a country!"
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A serious moment in cultural history occurred a few years ago, marking a significant takeover of public rhetoric by proles. I’m referring to gasoline trucks changing the warning word on the rear from INFLAMMABLE to FLAMMABLE. Widespread public education had at last produced a population which no longer recognized -in as an intensifier. The proles for whom the sign FLAMMABLE was devised will be impelled when they hear that something (like a book or a work of art) is invaluable to toss it into the trash immediately.— Paul Fussell, Class.