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minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoSanction is the exact opposite of sanction, but you never see people moan about that for some reason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
minus-squareoo1@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·34 minutes ago Table can mean “to discuss a topic at a meeting” (British English) or “to postpone discussion of a topic” (American English). Canadian English uses both meanings of the word Canada . . . seriously? I can’t sanction that type of behaviour.
Sanction is the exact opposite of sanction, but you never see people moan about that for some reason
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contronym
Canada . . . seriously? I can’t sanction that type of behaviour.