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- Using non- to prefix a two-word phrase - English Language Usage . . .
24 Does "non-" prefixed to a two word phrase permit another hyphen before the second word? If I want to refer to an entity which is defined as the negation of another entity by attaching "non-" it seems strange to attach the "non-" only to the first word when the second one is really the word naming the entity For example, non-control freak
- No, not, and non - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
At the linguistics conference, there were no not non- native speakers of Esperanto They're all grammatically "valid", but they all mean different things - and pragmatically idiomatically, only the no version is likely to be used
- prefixes - When is the prefix non- used vs un-? - English Language . . .
"Non-" is defined as "a prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative, usually with a simple negative force as implying mere negation or absence of something (rather than the opposite or reverse of it, as often expressed by un-)
- hyphenation - Is the use of a hyphen between non and an adjective . . .
Except "non" is not an English word, it is a prefix of Latin origin Which is why American style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen British rules differ, and the "non-" construction is frequently found in the literature
- Use of the prefix non- on compound words [duplicate]
What is the correct way to apply the prefix "non-" to negate a (maybe dashed) compound adjective? Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective " adjective1 adjective2 " In this case: "non- adjective1 adjective2 " looks a bit ambiguous since the scope of the prefix "non-" is at least unclear (in fact seems to affect only adjective1)
- meaning - Definition and usage of Non-reciprocal - English Language . . .
The definition provided in the dictionary of non-reciprocal is essentially just 'not reciprocal ' This raises some questions relating to existential qualifiers and colloquial usage
- is it a word - unintuitive vs nonintuitive vscounter-intuitive . . .
The question remains, at least for me, whether unintuitive is sometimes intended or understood to be stronger than non-intuitive, i e , counter-intuitive or fully contrary
- Non-offensive substitute for a swear word - English Language Usage . . .
What term describes a non-offensive substitute for a swear word? For example, Battlestar Galactica used frack instead of fuck Another example is the use of snap instead of shit I think I may h
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