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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Prefix in, un, dis
Why do we have different prefixes such as disagree, ungrateful, insufficient? What are the rules that determine which one is appropriate?
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These prefixes have come to us over a great length of time from Latin and Greek, and for the most part already attached to words derived from these languages. There are no rules; you must learn them individually.
- These prefixes have come to us over a great length of time from Latin and Greek, and for the most part already attached to words derived from these languages.
- There are no rules; you must learn them individually.
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These prefixes have come to us over a great length of time from Latin and Greek, and for the most part already attached to words derived from these languages. There are no rules; you must learn them individually.
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As Mr M says, there are no rules you can always trust. However, since un is a native English prefix, it is often used in words that don't derive from Latin, French or Greek. In is common in loan words from those languages.
International phonetic laws that apply in many languages have changed in before certain sounds. It has become im before [m], [p ] and . Thi
International phonetic laws that apply in many languages have changed in before certain sounds. It has become im before [m], [p ] and . Thi
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