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A quirk of the English language. Ability Vs disability
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this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2025
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“Ability” and”disability” aren’t opposites. The ability to climb stairs would be lost given the disability of having no legs.
My ability to climb stairs would get worse as I aged. My disability would get worse if I only had one leg and lost a second.
Also inflammable is NOT the opposite of flammable.
I’ll see myself out…
Now flammable and inflammable...