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-" …

Oct 5, 2015 · "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 …

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 …

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 " …

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 …

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.

Since "performant" is a single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, and since you like words such as "word" to be defined in proper dictionaries, we must logically conclude that …

Oct 21, 2018 · non-articulated: Not articulated; specifically having no joints, not jointed. No doubt you could use the non- prefix and apply it to the second sense of articulated if you wished …

9 Non-preferred sounds clunky to me and words like alternative, I feel, don't convey the sense of "the set of things I really don't like". Edit: Perhaps the context will help. In this version, I've …

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? …