Uncontroversial vs noncontroversial
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Noncontroversial vs Uncontroversial - What's the difference?
I find it difficult to understand the difference between "un" and "non" as in "uncontroversial and non-controversial".
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The prefixes "un", "non" and "ir" are all used to mean "not". In this case, you can see that "uncontroversial" is much more frequently used, especially in British English. t1%3B%2Cnoncontroversial%3B%2Cc0 "noncontroversial" was more of an Americanism, especially before 1985.
- The prefixes "un", "non" and "ir" are all used to mean "not".
- In this case, you can see that "uncontroversial" is much more frequently used, especially in British English.
- t1%3B%2Cnoncontroversial%3B%2Cc0 "noncontroversial" was more of an Americanism, especially before 1985.
- t1%3B%2Cnoncontroversial%3B%2Cc0 You can consider them synonyms.
- If you have a choice, stick to the more common word.
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The prefixes "un", "non" and "ir" are all used to mean "not".
In this case, you can see that "uncontroversial" is much more frequently used, especially in British English.
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