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Ahh, I've been speaking english for over a decade, and I still sometimes get caught up with these and say the opposite thing of what I want
Like the whole thing of flammable and inflammable meaning the same thing.. just why?
Also "off" meaning both off and on
The alarm went off (the alarm started) The light went off (the light suddenly stopped producing light)
Wen off really just means everything :3. "Wow you really went off on that guy" = yelled at someone, "the milk went off" = spoiled, "we went off on an adventure" = left to travel and so on
As a non-native English speaker I sometimes struggle with those words added after verbs: off, on, up, down, etc.
One that used to confuse me when I started english was "on a bus", "on a plane", but "in a car", so I can see where all those words can get confusing :3