Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 For some reason today, I was thinking about the word "disappointed" and wondered why the opposite of it isn't "appointed" . If the opposite is "pleased" why don't we just used "displeased"? If it's satisfied, why not "dissatisfied"? All of these other "dis" words seem to follow a rule - disability; disaffirm; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown. Just ignore me . I sometimes go off on these language ramblings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Am i weird? i use dissatisfied usually when i'm cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy chickens! Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 ....and why does flammable mean the same as inflammable - they should be opposites!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I love these language issues! I'm learning Spanish, and you start to realise even more how weird the English language is when you start learning another language. For example the way we pronounce words, the letters can change their sound willy nilly. Heres an alternate spelling for the word FISH........... GHOTI GH as in Laugh F O as in women I TI as in station SH Complete Madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaJuliet Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I occasionally use "mantled" to mean the opposite of "dismantled"... but then again, I am wierd. Other than that, displeased and dissatisfied are proper words. They may not be quite so common as the others, though. PJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 You never hear of anyone being 'gruntled' now you come to mention it....but plenty of folk are 'disgruntled' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looney Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I was laughed at by our IT guy at work when I explained that my frozen screen was now defrosted! Well, I don't know what the right word is and he understood me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenanne Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 ...and why isn't "derstood" a word? Understood is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have often wondered what a Biotic is, if an antibiotic kills it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 WOW! What a fantastic thread. I love the English Language and all the complications of it, partly the reason I am studying it. GHOTI is good. It's an example my teacher used when we doing pronounciation and accents etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I have often wondered what a Biotic is, if an antibiotic kills it A biotic is a living organism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
