Prefix non-

[nq:1]Can someone explain to me the hyphenation rule for prefixing a noun, based on British English. I searched the newsgroup ... but do not know which, if any or all, should be hyphenated. non linear non scaled non occluded non parametric[/nq]
All of them. The only alternative is to run the prefix into the noun, but that often (as here) leads to a moment of self-doubt - "Do I know that word '

[nq:1]Can someone explain to me the hyphenation rule for prefixing a noun, based on British English. I searched the newsgroup ... but do not know which, if any or all, should be hyphenated. non linear non scaled non occluded non parametric[/nq]
"Non-" should always be hyphenated, unless it is simply joined to the word (eg. nonlinear).
Adrian

[nq:2]Can someone explain to me the hyphenation rule for prefixing ... be hyphenated. non linear non scaled non occluded non parametric[/nq]
[nq:1]"Non-" should always be hyphenated, unless it is simply joined to theword (eg. nonlinear).[/nq]
Or in foreign phrases like non compos mentis. (I went to check the spelling on Google, but I typed in "non compost" by mistake. Sure enough, 3

Alan Jones filted:
[nq:1]All of them. The only alternative is to run the prefix into the noun, but that often (as here) leads to a moment of self-doubt - "Do I know that word 'nonoccluded'?" Hyphens make the sense immediately clear.[/nq]
So how many words are there that begin with a nonprefix "non"?...is it ever the case that a reference to a nine-sided plane figure causes some people to t

[nq:2]Can someone explain to me the hyphenation rule for prefixing ... be hyphenated. non linear non scaled non occluded non parametric[/nq]
[nq:1]All of them. The only alternative is to run the prefix into the noun, but that often (as here) leads to a moment of self-doubt - "Do I know that word 'nonoccluded'?" Hyphens make the sense immediately clear.[/nq]
Some "non-" words have become so

[nq:2]All of them. The only alternative is to run the ... know that word 'nonoccluded'?" Hyphens make the sense immediately clear.[/nq]
[nq:1]Some "non-" words have become so common that the joined form is universally recognized: nonlinear, nonsense, etc.[/nq]
"Nonparametric" needs no hyphen.

Mike Nitabach

[nq:1]Some "non-" words have become so common that the joined form is universally recognized: nonlinear, nonsense, etc. When in doubt, hyphenate, as Alan says.[/nq]
Naturally in America, it's the other way round: when in doubt, make it solid.

[nq:1]Can someone explain to me the hyphenation rule for prefixing a noun, based on British English. I searched the newsgroup ... in my dictionary. I have the following words, but do not know which, if any or all, should be hyphenated.[/nq]
It depends on the house style.
You can write "nonlinear" or "non-linear" (but not "non linear").

Just be consistent within the same document.

Michael Nitabach filted:
[nq:2]Some "non-" words have become so common that the joined form is universally recognized: nonlinear, nonsense, etc.[/nq]
[nq:1]"Nonparametric" needs no hyphen.[/nq]
But, perversely, "non-hyphenated" seems to require it..r

Thank you all for your replies. I would just like to make the following clear: I never meant to write any of my examples as two words :-). I did it for clarity and not to bias your ideas toward hyphenated or joined forms.
To summarise:
If British, hyphenate.
If American, join.
If the word is common, join, else hyphenate.
Once again, thanks!
Pieter Rautenbach