Talk:List of self-contradicting words in English

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I think this page could use some clarification. Here's some words I think aren't necessarily contradictory, depending on your point of view:

Against

In the examples given, the subjects are all diametrically opposed to their objects. Something that is against a wall is pushing against the wall, allowing it to stand. Something that is against the wind is pushing against the wind.

Bill

Strictly speaking, currency itself is a promissary note that means the issuing government owes you money. So isn't it still a document that indicates money owed?

Blunt

The contradiction supposedly comes from its use in a statement as "to the point". Perhaps instead of being "to the point", the meaning can be interpreted as "not discrete", in the manner that a mallet is not as discrete as a scalpel.

Inflammable

Perhaps this should be placed in a different article, such as one for misleading words.

Nasty

This entry fails to make it clear why the word is contradictory.

Stain

Although one form of stain is intentional and the other is undesirable, the result is the same.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hallnicks (talk • contribs).