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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 …

  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. 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 …

  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 " …

  5. 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 …

  6. meaning - Non-repudiable vs non-refutable vs non-reputable in …

    Feb 27, 2015 · There seem to be three terms used by experts in the field: non-repudiable, non-refutable, and non-reputable I'm inclined to think that non-repudiable is the most correct; …

  7. numbers - How infrequent is “a non-zero chance”? - English …

    Oct 28, 2018 · YES non zero Oxford English Dictionary ‘an extremely small but non-zero chance ’ Your question: Is this phrasing peculiar to American speakers or do British speakers use this …

  8. no not - "Non-significant" or "not significant" variable? - English ...

    Jul 30, 2013 · I am writing a statistics text and I am not sure if I should either use "non-significant variables" or "not significant variables" (or anything else).

  9. Non-religious word for "blessed" - English Language & Usage …

    Mar 24, 2015 · Given current usage, I very much doubt blessed is strictly considered religious (whatever that might mean). A similar word is thankful, which is rarely ever ascribed to any …

  10. When is it appropriate to use non-breaking spaces? [closed]

    The usage of a non-breaking space is explained in a Wikipedia article under Non-breaking spaces and Controlling line breaks and below in items 1 and 5: It is advisable to use a non-breaking …