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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

the differences bewteen anti-, contra-, counter-

when does one use anti-? ditto contra-? ditto counter-?
  

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Hi Anon: These are prefixes. If you look in the dictionary, you will see lots of words that begin with these prefixes. They all have some meaning of opposite or against.

  • Hi Anon: These are prefixes.
  • If you look in the dictionary, you will see lots of words that begin with these prefixes.
  • They all have some meaning of opposite or against.
  • Here are a few examples: Counterintuitive - something that seemingly defies common sense.
  • Counterculture - something that is outside the cultural mainstream.
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Hi Anon:
These are prefixes. If you look in the dictionary, you will see lots of words that begin with these prefixes.

They all have some meaning of opposite or against. Here are a few examples:

Counterintuitive - something that seemingly defies common sense.
Counterculture - something that is outside the cultural mainstream.

Contraflow - a traffic lane that mo

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