In vs un

In vs un

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Why is it "insatiable" instead of "unsatiable"? Why "indignity" a word, but not "indignified"?

Is there a rule for "un" vs "in"?

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Originally posted by vivify
Why is it "insatiable" instead of "unsatiable"? Why "indignity" a word, but not "indignified"?

Is there a rule for "un" vs "in"?
Germanic English or Latin English origin of the word.

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Originally posted by aranya10
Germanic English or Latin English origin of the word.
The rule is sometimes unreliable. 😉

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Originally posted by aranya10
Germanic English or Latin English origin of the word.
Insatiable vs unsatisfied?

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Originally posted by vivify
Why is it "insatiable" instead of "unsatiable"? Why "indignity" a word, but not "indignified"?

Is there a rule for "un" vs "in"?
Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Nobody around here is going to understand you anyway. 😉

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Originally posted by josephw
Just say what you mean and mean what you say.
In another thread you were asked (by another poster) about a little jab you had made, you avoided the question but were pursued on it, finally admitting that you "didn't mean it".

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Originally posted by josephw
Just say what you mean and mean what you say. Nobody around here is going to understand you anyway. 😉

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What? Trivial pastimes here on RHP? I thought all "pastimes" here were earthshaking and thus anything but trivial. I just may have to reconsider my subscriptioning if that's true.😲🙄😳

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Originally posted by vivify
Why is it "insatiable" instead of "unsatiable"? Why "indignity" a word, but not "indignified"?

Is there a rule for "un" vs "in"?
In the odd possibility you are serious there is this, inlikely as it seams:

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/33903/rule-to-determine-when-to-use-the-prefix-im-vs-un-to-negate-a-word-starting

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Originally posted by sonhouse
In the odd possibility you are serious there is this, inlikely as it seams:

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/33903/rule-to-determine-when-to-use-the-prefix-im-vs-un-to-negate-a-word-starting
Or this, inexact as it is:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-unv1.htm

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Originally posted by Suzianne
Or this, inexact as it is:

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-unv1.htm
I guess this is understandable anyway🙂 or is it inderstandable?