I keep thinking about the number of contronyms in English. These are words that mean the opposite of themselves.
In English you can clip paper (together) with a paper clip or (like Norwegian) you can clip paper (meaning to cut it up). So clip means both to attach and to seperate.
Velocipede Rider
npub173…8sj0g
2026-05-28 14:03:49 UTC
Author Public Key
npub173x7mmdadk425eeew9p8yyrvmhs2q2mqpkjxrgpy0c6shyr2z58sy8sj0gSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-05-28 14:03:49 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "7324c49173c68964daebe302f46aaf01603b39b6d74c5ce9a82885a2f3ca6933",
"pubkey": "f44dededbd6daaaa6739714272106cdde0a02b600da461a0247e350b906a150f",
"created_at": 1779977029,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://velocipederider.com/@ruari/116652574613549013",
"web"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://velocipederider.com/users/ruari/statuses/116652574613549013",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://velocipederider.com/users/ruari/statuses/116652574613549013",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "I keep thinking about the number of contronyms in English. These are words that mean the opposite of themselves. \n\nIn English you can clip paper (together) with a paper clip or (like Norwegian) you can clip paper (meaning to cut it up). So clip means both to attach and to seperate.",
"sig": "147fbf4f09ac9f6149732a8307c347cce9b4e20435704b3afef08600908ecd8a413c9594258f0d19009a77abd7a288aa0c024c1a08e14d62d649ba769c4c290a"
}