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  1. 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 pragmatically / idiomatically, …

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

    25 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 …

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

    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 (rather than the …

  4. 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 " adjective1 adjective2 ". …

  5. 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 …

  6. adjectives - Difference between inconclusive and non-conclusive ...

    Is there any difference in usage between inconclusive and non-conclusive (nonconclusive)? inconclusive is more popular in research compared to non-conclusive, using PubMed search, 20,872 and 260 …

  7. Is there a better phrase that means "non-zero–sum game?"

    Sep 19, 2012 · You used the dash in the wrong place: what you have written is a (non-zero)–sum game, which makes no sense. When you start with a hyphenated word, like zero-sum, than to make …

  8. 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.

  9. compounds - Dash after the prefix "non" - English Language & Usage ...

    To record and summarize the discussion in the comments, while the OED mostly uses the hyphen, many other dictionaries don't, and the ngrams show higher non-hyphenated usage than hyphenated.

  10. One word for a non-dating relationship? [duplicate]

    Sep 29, 2015 · Is there a word for when two people really like each other, but aren't dating, don't want serious relationship? EDIT No, they aren't involved at all. They do not engage sexually with each other.