Subject: words that are their own opposites

jules levin , in contrasting " look over " with " overlook " , has come close to citing my favorite autoantonym : oversight . as in " the epa 's [ u . s . environmental protection agency 's ] oversight of toxic dumping . " - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lee hartman ga5123 @ siucvmb . siu . edu department of foreign languages southern illinois university carbondale , il 62901-4521 u . s . a .
