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 English Tip of the Week
Hyphens with Common Prefixes
Should we use a hyphen with a common prefix such as non or un? For example, is it
non-alcoholic beverages or nonalcoholic beverages?
Generally, with common prefixes, you do not need to use a hyphen. Therefore, the correct answer is nonalcoholic beverages.
Examples: |
uninviting
uninterested
noncompetitive
preexisting
pretest
posttest |
Exception: When adding the common prefix will create a double i or double a, use a hyphen. |
Examples: |
ultra-ambitious
semi-invalid |
Exception: When common prefixes are attached to hyphenated compounds, they take hyphens too. |
Examples: |
non-iron-bearing sulphides
non-English-speaking countries |
Note: The prefix non has a hyphen following because it is attached to a proper noun. |
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- That was so un-Frenchlike of her to eat a heavy meal last night.
- By taking a pro-active position, he avoided a lawsuit.
- The enemy fired an anti-aircraft missile, but it did not explode.
- Hospitals use anti-bacterial soap in their public restrooms.
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 Wordplay
Thanks to Dan for sending these along.
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
Pop Quiz Answers
- We signed a nonbinding agreement.
- The coroner determined that her death was due to unnatural causes.
- The insurance company denied his claim because of a preexisting condition.
- That was so un-French-like of her to eat a heavy meal last night.
- By taking a proactive position, he avoided a lawsuit.
- The enemy fired an antiaircraft missile, but it did not explode.
- Hospitals use antibacterial soap in their public restrooms.
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