Dear Abby: Which is correct: “I couldn’t care less” or “I could care less”? I have always said “I couldn’t care less,” meaning, “I could not care any less about it than I do now.” However, I have ...

Two words are antonyms if their meanings are opposite. Like ‘slow’ and ‘fast’. Two words are synonyms if their meanings are the same or similar, like ‘pretty’ and ‘lovely’. Another example would be ...

'Inflammable' has always meant 'tends to catch fire easily'; but, because the prefix 'in-' often means 'not' (as in 'ineffective')and for that reason 'inflammable' might be misinterpreted, 'flammable' ...