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I just shut the lights off and the alarm went off

Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Uncategorized

Contronyms are words that are their own antonymns.

garnish means to add decoration (garnish with parsley)
garnish means to take away (money from a paycheck)

left means went away (left for school)
left means remaining (left behind)

off means non-operational (shut the light off)
off means operating (the alarm went off)

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