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  1. hyphenation - Is the use of a hyphen between "non" and an …

    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 …

  2. Using "non-" to prefix a two-word phrase - English Language

    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-" …

  3. No, not, and non - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Oct 1, 2015 · 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 …

  4. prefixes - When is the prefix non- used vs un-? - English Language ...

    May 20, 2018 · "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 …

  5. Use of the prefix "non-" on compound words [duplicate]

    Nov 22, 2019 · 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 " …

  6. is it a word - "unintuitive" vs "nonintuitive" vs"counter-intuitive ...

    May 4, 2022 · 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.

  7. orthography - Nonstop, non-stop, or non stop? - English …

    non: nonviolent, nonevent, nonnegotiable, but non-beer-drinking Other style guides differ, and of course personal preferences are all over the map; but the coverage in Oxford and Chicago …

  8. What is the difference between "unfeasible" and "infeasible"?

    Nov 9, 2014 · Both "unfeasible" and "infeasible" are words according to spell-check, and they appear have similar dictionary definitions. But what is the difference between the two words? …

  9. "Repairable" vs. "reparable" vs. "irreparable" vs. "unrepairable"

    The one difference I would suggest is that repairable and unrepairable generally refer to things which are broken; reparable and irreparable (as commonly seen in the phrase "irreparable …

  10. What's the difference between "requester" and "requestor"?

    Both are in dictionaries. I've heard people insist "requester" is correct for a person who requests something, and that "requestor" is wrong there, leaving me to wonder …

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