Non fake vs unfake
I was watching a video on YouTube and came across a phrase "non fake person".
how do I know that only "non" is correct and we can't use unfake ?
Is there any logic or some rule to decide when to use non and not un
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how do I know that only "non" is correct and we can't use unfake ? Both would be ad hoc coinages; neither is an accepted word in standard English. Jigneshbharati s there any logic or some rule to decide when to use non and not un No.
- how do I know that only "non" is correct and we can't use unfake ?
- Both would be ad hoc coinages; neither is an accepted word in standard English.
- Jigneshbharati s there any logic or some rule to decide when to use non and not un No.
- Check your dictionary to see if either exists.
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JigneshbharatiI was watching a video on YouTube and came across a phrase "non fake person".how do I know that only "non" is correct and we can't use unfake ?
Both would be ad hoc coinages; neither is an accepted word in standard English.
Jigneshbharatis there any logic or some rule to decide when to use non and not un
0Un- is a common prefix meaning "not". So we have commonly-used words such as unfair, unnatural, unfettered, unlikely, unforgotten, unnecessary, untrue, unfriendly, unfortunate, unflappable, unattractive and many, many others.
Not all adjectives have been prefixed by "un" because there are other words that fit the bill to use for the opposite. In the case of "fake," it has natural
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