6 108 sum words opposites part 2 bruce nevin reminds us intercontinental autoantonym pair public school britain private school usa vice versa well hardly certainly viceversa british public schools subset private schools contrary american impressions term private school widely used uk independent school meaning private schools public schools term state school usual term school free pupils anthea fraser gupta english language literature national university singapore kent ridge email ellgupta nus sg singapore 0511 telephone 65 772 3933