- 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-)
- 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
- 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
- word choice - Use of Disapproved vs Unapproved vs Denied - English . . .
When submitting a memorandum request for approval of something and providing options of for the signer what is the best way to word the denial option ? Disapproved? Denied? Unapproved? This is
- 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
- Difference between voters, electorates and constituents
Constituents unquestionably includes some people who can't vote (prisoners, minors, etc ) Arguably it doesn't include some "non-citizens" (illegal aliens, temporary residents, etc ) The quoted passage pluralises electorates to emphasise the "universality" of (any) Parliament's attitude to such (by way of contrast to politicians' attitudes, which are biased towards getting votes from them)
- word choice - What is the opposite of Optimal? - English Language . . .
Obviously something can be sub-optimal or poor, minimal, bad or terrible But is there a word that means the exact opposite, the antonym, of optimal?
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