Double Duty Words

Authors

Richard Lederer

Abstract

The vocabulary of English contains anywhere from three-quarters of a million to one million words - by far the largest in the history of humankind. Despite this impressive accomplishment, many words in English have to do double duty and convey more than one meaning. As a result, one word can function as the opposite of two very different words.

Recommended Citation

Lederer, Richard (1986) "Double Duty Words," Word Ways: Vol. 19 : Iss. 2 , Article 10.
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