Anonymous
6/18/2025, 4:59:37 PM No.211864285
Why does English have four of them?
un-, ir-, in-, im-
Why not just use "un-" for everything?
un-, ir-, in-, im-
Why not just use "un-" for everything?
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 5:01:57 PM No.211864334
>why does english have two indefinite articles
>a, an
>why not just use a for everything
>a, an
>why not just use a for everything
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 5:07:20 PM No.211864486
I assume people just started saying them like that because it sounds good, maybe they were all just i- at first. Like ir- only happens with words that start with R, irregular, irrational, irrelevant, and im- with words that start with P (I think)
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Anonymous
6/18/2025, 5:16:07 PM No.211864730
>>211864285 (OP)
a-, anti-, and contra- also exist.
a-, anti-, and contra- also exist.
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 5:16:41 PM No.211864753
>>211864285 (OP)
I don't even know what a prefix is
I don't even know what a prefix is
Anonymous
6/18/2025, 6:30:03 PM No.211867017
>>211864285 (OP)
Latin loanwords. Only un- comes from Old English.
>>211864486
This is basically true for the Latin ones.
Latin loanwords. Only un- comes from Old English.
>>211864486
This is basically true for the Latin ones.