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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Is it true?!

Heel.
'ant-' is defined thus:

ant-

prefix
a variant of http://www.thefreedictionary.com/anti-antacid

© HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

Does that mean that 'ant' and 'anti' are the same thing and they can be used interchangibly?
  

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What do you mean, "heel"? No. The dictionary is telling you that the "ant-" you see in "antacid" and "antagonize" is the same prefix as the "anti-" in "antidepressant" and "antidisestablishmentarianism", but modified in spelling for reasons of pronunciation or something else.

— Enoon

  • What do you mean, "heel"?
  • No.
  • The dictionary is telling you that the "ant-" you see in "antacid" and "antagonize" is the same prefix as the "anti-" in "antidepressant" and "antidisestablishmentarianism", but modified in spelling for reasons of pronunciation or something else.
  • You can't go back and spell "anti-aircraft" "ant-aircraft".
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What do you mean, "heel"?

No. The dictionary is telling you that the "ant-" you see in "antacid" and "antagonize" is the same prefix as the "anti-" in "antidepressant" and "antidisestablishmentarianism", but modified in spelling for reasons of pronunciation or something else. You can't go back and spell "anti-aircraft" "ant-aircraft".
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'heel' means 'hello', perhaps.
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soheil1'heel' means 'hello', perhaps.
Hail.
Heil.
Hi.
Hiya.
Howdy,
Hey.
Not heel.
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Thank you very much.
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