{"id":6665,"date":"2018-06-01T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T13:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=6665"},"modified":"2018-05-31T15:50:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T19:50:57","slug":"all-the-same-but-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/all-the-same-but-different\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Same but Different"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6666\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6666\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6666\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Pixaby, CCO<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are examples in the English language where important and common <strong>prefixes<\/strong> all mean the same, and yet are different. What makes this so confusing is that the prefixes are not interchangeable. In other words, it is easy to use the wrong one!<\/p>\n<p>A prefix, as you probably know, is a letter or combination of letters which, when added to the root word, change that word\u2019s meaning. The <strong>root word<\/strong> is a word without any <strong>affixes<\/strong>, prefixes or <strong>suffixes<\/strong>. Add the prefix <strong>un- <\/strong>to usual and you have unusual. Add <strong>im-<\/strong> to proper, and you get improper. Note that both prefixes created a word which is the exact opposite of the word they were added to. There are multiple examples of\u00a0<strong>negative\u00a0prefixes<\/strong> in English, creating opposites of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Examples of Negative Prefixes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Non- <\/strong>Add non to the root noun <em>sense<\/em> = nonsense<\/li>\n<li><strong>In- <\/strong>Add In to the root adjective <em>conceivable<\/em> = inconceivable<\/li>\n<li><strong>Un- <\/strong>Add to the root adverb <em>conditionally<\/em> = unconditionally<\/li>\n<li><strong>Im- <\/strong>Add to the adverb <em>prudently<\/em> = imprudently<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ir- <\/strong>Add to the adjective <em>regular<\/em> = irregular<\/li>\n<li><strong>A- <\/strong>Add to the adjective <em>moral<\/em> = amoral<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dis- <\/strong>Add to the root verb <em>avow<\/em> = avow<\/li>\n<li><strong>De- <\/strong>Add to the root verb <em>couple<\/em> = decouple<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dis- <\/strong>add to the rot verb <em>inclined<\/em> = disinclined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In each case, the spelling of the root word doesn\u2019t change. However, the root word can sometimes give you a clue as to which prefix to use.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Words which begin with <strong>ir-<\/strong> and are negatives of their root always begin with <strong>r<\/strong>: irrespective, irreplaceable.<\/li>\n<li>Words which begin with <strong>im-<\/strong> and are negative always begin with either <strong>m<\/strong> or <strong>p<\/strong>: impossible, immoderate.<\/li>\n<li>Words which begin with <strong>il-<\/strong> and are negatives of their root always begin with <strong>l<\/strong>: illegible, illiterate.<\/li>\n<li>Words which begin with <strong>a-<\/strong> and are negatives of their roots always begin with a <strong>consonant<\/strong>: apolitical, atheist.<\/li>\n<li>Words which begin with <strong>non-<\/strong> are <strong>absolute negatives<\/strong> of the root word. There is no ambiguity of the word being the total opposite of its root, as there can be with <strong>un-<\/strong> or <strong>in-<\/strong>: nonconformist, nonsmoker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You have to use caution though since some words sound correct with more than one prefix. Consider the word <em>gracious<\/em>, meaning courteous, kind, and pleasant. There is a word, <em>ingratitude<\/em>, which means to not show appreciation. However, there is no such word as ungratitude. There is also no such word as ingracious. Someone can be <em>ungracious<\/em>, though. As for nongratitude or nongracious? Nope, sorry. Those are not real words.<\/p>\n<p>Next week we\u2019ll look at some suffixes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/05\/Same-but-different.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>There are examples in the English language where important and common prefixes all mean the same, and yet are different. What makes this so confusing is that the prefixes are not interchangeable. In other words, it is easy to use the wrong one! 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