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Davefromthefreeway Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

unimportant vs. not important

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0Unimportant is basically the opposite of important. 0-

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0Unimportant is basically the opposite of important. There is no difference in meaning between unimportant and not important, but generally, we would use not important.0-
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0 I'd say that IMO in adjectival position, before the nouns, 01b00unimportant 02b00is preferred, esp with several adjectives. 02br
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00 However, in predicative position (after verbs) both seem to be used, IMO, with some preference for 01b00not important02b00. 02br
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00 See examples at the BBC:02br
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0Yes the context makes a difference, as Marius say.02br
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00He is an unimportant man. ok.02br
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00He is a not important man. not ok.02br
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00You forgot to buy the rice? Oh never mind, it's not important. ok.02br
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00Your forgot to buy the rice? Oh never mind, it's unimportant. not ok.0-
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0 00nona, you clarified it a lot, thanks 00 0-
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0 "Oh never mind, it's unimportant."02br
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00Actually, as a native English speaker, I would say that. 0-
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