From what I understand, the British pronunciation would be [anti] pretty much everywhere. But in American English I usually hear [antai], although it is mixed up with [anti] from time to time. antivirus [anti] and [antai] Is there any good rule/reason to use one versus the other? Answer The prefix “anti” is acceptably pronounced both … Read more
I’m developing an application in English language but my English is not very good. The application consists in to load a text file, specify a prefix and a suffix, then when the file is loaded and the prefix/suffix are set, the user needs to click in a button to prefix and suffix all the lines … Read more
My question is simple, is there a known reason why the word “prefix” has only one “f” but the word “suffix” has two, “ff”? Answer These words are ‘borrowed’ from Latin, which routinely performed elision and assimilation on prefixes with a final consonant when the consonant was sufficiently similar to the initial consonant of the … Read more
Consider the following words: impossible; incorrect; impatient; illegal; irregular; The meaning of the prefixes is the same (negation the adverb), but they are still different prefixes. How do I know which one to use? In other words, for an arbitrary adjective, how do I choose between “in-“, “im-“, “il-“, and “ir-“? The relevant discussion at … Read more
Both the words mean “not academic,” but is there any difference between unacademic, and nonacademic? Is there any phrase where one of the words should be used instead of the other? Answer Non-academic is a simple neutral statement of allegiance. Non-academic experience is one you gain outside of school. Non-academic license for software is different … Read more
