Wednesday, 29 October 2008

revolution/revulsion

When an object is in the act of revolution, it is revolving.

When a person is in the act of revolution, it is revolting. When a person revolts, we speak of revolution.

When an object revolts, the process is revulsion.

What's up with that?
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:54 pm

    It's just a turn of phrase.

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  2. Emily3:11 am

    I don't know, but my head is spinning trying to work it out.

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