Reply #43: Think about it and your argument unravels.

[Igel]

Or is that "ravels".

Gee. "Ravel" verbs are always a pain. Sort of like "cleave".

ravel
–verb (used with object) 1. to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
2. to tangle or entangle.
3. to involve; confuse; perplex.
4. to make clear; unravel (often fol. by out).

cleave 1. to adhere closely; stick; cling (usually fol. by to).
cleave 1. to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.


There are a few words like that. Nobody said language is logical. In fact, it often isn't. Hence the frequent use of "double negatives" in so many languages, and even in so many dialects of English.