This exercise illustrates the complexity of the system, and students can be forgiven for not getting all the right forms.<\/p>\n
* Although the general rule seems to be in- for Latinate words (insecure<\/em>) and un- for Germanic words (unfriendly<\/em>), this pair shows that it is not a hard and fast rule.<\/p>\n ** A second possibility here is\u00a0disinterested<\/em>. In theory, the meaning is different,uninterested<\/em> meaning \u2018bored’,\u00a0disinterested<\/em> meaning \u2018impartial’, \u2018objective’. Many native speakers, however, use\u00a0disinterested<\/em> in the same sense asuninterested<\/em> .<\/p>\n *** This is the form if you take\u00a0like <\/em>to be a verb. If it is understood to be an adjective, the form would be\u00a0unlike<\/em> .<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This exercise illustrates the complexity of the system, and students can be forgiven for not getting all the right forms. unfriendly indefinite dishonest undo insecure disconnect unconscious unjust* injustice* uninterested** non-inflammable dislike*** * Although the general rule seems to be … Continue reading