http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Non+Examples+of+CompoundsSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Non+Examples+of+CompoundsCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/78050/using-non-to-prefix-a-two-word-phrase25 Does "non-" prefixed to a two word phrase permit another hyphen before the second word? If I want to refer to an entity which is defined as the negation of another entity by attaching "non-" it seems strange to attach the "non-" only to the first word when the second one is really the word naming the entity. For example, non-control freakThu, 02 Apr 2026 05:03:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/277906/when-is-the-prefix-non-used-vs-un"Non-" is defined as "a prefix meaning 'not,' freely used as an English formative, usually with a simple negative force as implying mere negation or absence of something (rather than the opposite or reverse of it, as often expressed by un-).Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:11:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/277210/no-not-and-nonAt the linguistics conference, there were no / not / non- native speakers of Esperanto. They're all grammatically "valid", but they all mean different things - and pragmatically / idiomatically, only the no version is likely to be used.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:06:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/26837/is-the-use-of-a-hyphen-between-non-and-an-adjective-strictly-necessaryExcept "non" is not an English word, it is a prefix of Latin origin. Which is why American style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen. British rules differ, and the "non-" construction is frequently found in the literature.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:03:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/518877/use-of-the-prefix-non-on-compound-wordsWhat is the correct way to apply the prefix "non-" to negate a (maybe dashed) compound adjective? Suppose that we want to negate a generic compound adjective " adjective1 adjective2 ". In this case: "non- adjective1 adjective2 " looks a bit ambiguous since the scope of the prefix "non-" is at least unclear (in fact seems to affect only adjective1).Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:37:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/470486/how-infrequent-is-a-non-zero-chanceA person who is accustomed to that framework may feel the need to use the phrase ‘non-zero probability’ or ‘non-zero chance’ to make it clear that whatever is talked about is not impossible. To a person who is not accustomed to it, such a phrase seems strange, just like the non-zero speed in the above example.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:13:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/28467/when-is-it-appropriate-to-use-non-breaking-spacesThe usage of a non-breaking space is explained in a Wikipedia article under Non-breaking spaces and Controlling line breaks and below in items 1 and 5: It is advisable to use a non-breaking space (also known as a hard space) to prevent the end-of-line displacement of elements that would be awkward at the beginning of a new line: in expressions in which figures and abbreviations (or symbols ...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:22:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/462275/dash-after-the-prefix-nonTo record and summarize the discussion in the comments, while the OED mostly uses the hyphen, many other dictionaries don't, and the ngrams show higher non-hyphenated usage than hyphenated.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:48:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/628714/the-line-between-inappropriate-and-acceptable-use-of-the-n-word-in-black-and-nonThe comments on the video suggested that both Black and non-Black people found it funny, but I'm unsure how widely acceptable this type of humor is. In real life, are there any exceptions that might allow non-Black people to use the n-word?Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:05:00 GMThttps://english.stackexchange.com/questions/614437/is-english-really-a-non-tonal-languagein that example is the entire sentence and English, like many other non-tonal language, does have sentence-level tones. Another example is questions have a rising pitch. There are a handful heteronyms in English, but some have non-tonal pronunciation differences (like "bass") and those that are purely tonal (like "affect" or "object") are ...Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:55:00 GMT