What about similar oddities in English?
(This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/) (I couldn’t find the link to the actual comic)
Edit: it’s to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.

  • wildncrazyguy138@fedia.io
    64·
    1 month ago

    My wife and I had a good snicker one time when I brought home edamame peas in the shell.

    They were shelled, but she wanted them shelled.

    Flammable/imflammable is another one that comes to mind.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      8·
      1 month ago

      English has many contronyms.

      • Clip: to attach (clip X to Y) or detach (clip coupons)
      • Dust: to remove dust or to add it (dust the cake with icing sugar)
      • Fine: excellent (fine wine) or not great but decent (it’s fine)
      • Left: remaining (I have 5 left) or gone (I had some but they left)
      • Oversight: supervision (he had oversight over the whole process) or lack of supervision (I forgot to do that, it was an oversight)