Sorry to gripe here, but the misuse of the word "inflammable" is silly
and can be dangerous. The prefix in- is a negation when applied to a
root word, examples:

inhospitable = not hospitable
insecure = not secure
inadmissable = not admissable
...
inflammable = not flammable

If something will combust it IS flammable (remember your chemistry
classes). Asbestos is (basically) inflammable. A linseed oil soaked
rag is quite possibly flammable.

On to the original post; perhaps the nonflammable portion of the name
refers to the _cured_ cement product; it clearly states that the vapors
are flammable.

Chris

Chris,

Ever since I was old enough to care what was on a warning label (grade
school?), this one has perplexed me.

I could only blame the obtuseness of the "English" language for this
inconsistency.

(That, and never use that term in the vernacular!)



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