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US admits defeat in Iraq? by toxin2006-11-19 12:55:59
  That has got to be..... by thread_killer2004-09-24 09:24:31
    Excuse me. Who was the aggressor in that situation by McNutcase2004-09-24 09:26:02
      You are confusing by thread_killer2004-09-24 09:32:02
        No... by Naruki2004-09-24 09:40:59
          What the frell... by McNutcase2004-09-24 09:42:42
            YOU misread, too. by Naruki2004-09-24 09:42:59
              I know. by McNutcase2004-09-24 09:44:06
                Nope. by Naruki2004-09-24 09:45:42
                  Perhaps I see more ambuiguity than you... by McNutcase2004-09-24 09:49:10
                    To remove any incongruity... by Naruki2004-09-24 09:54:18
                      It appears our grammar differs significantly, then by McNutcase2004-09-24 09:57:58
                        I find that hard to believe. by Naruki2004-09-24 10:02:04
                          Hardly. It's a very uncommon case... by McNutcase2004-09-24 10:05:29
                            Unfortunately for you by Matthewdba2004-09-24 10:07:47
                              Clarification... non- is a prefix... by neksys2004-09-24 10:12:55
                                I think your first statement is incorrect. by Naruki2004-09-24 10:20:35
                                According to my American Heritage Dictionary by Matthewdba 2004-09-24 10:36:31

under the entry for "non-":

In forming compounds, non- is normally joined with the following element without space or hyphen: nonnutritive. However, if the second element begins with a capital letter, it is separated with a hyphen: non-French.

This seems to imply that the rule is to exclude a hyphen, with a single exception as stated.

On the other hand, my Merriam-Webster gives no such rule; but it lists a few hundred non- words (note spacing and italicization, please!) in addition to those it actually defines; none of the defined or listed words is hyphenated except those which begin with a capital letter.

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                                The qualifier "normally" is also important. by Naruki2004-09-24 10:39:10
                                I took "normally" to mean by Matthewdba2004-09-24 10:41:14
                                Sure it is.... by neksys2004-09-24 11:07:59
                                Why would I do that? by Naruki2004-09-24 11:27:50

 

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