Comments on: Inquire vs Enquire

By: blortz

blortz — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:31:53 +0000

Craig comes closest

In this context, ‘in’ connotes imprecision.
“I can’t tell one from another”

‘un’ = not
Viz: “He was an undistinguished leader.”

Craig — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:29:22 +0000

Undistinguishable is definitely a word and means not being able to identify as in:

The body was so badly burned that it was undistinguishable as human.

Indistinguishable is also a word with a very subtle but discrete meaning. It means exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different as in:

The twins were indistinguishable, one from another.

Sol — Wed, 27 May 2009 09:23:09 +0000

Undistinguishable: This word does NOT exist, as far as any scholar is concerned — it is viewed as a spelling mistake.

I hope this answers your question.

Rajbir D — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:24:16 +0000

Needed this info, I’m assuming enquire also falls under Canadian English as well.

Sandy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:32:39 +0000

whats the difference between the prefix in & un
For example in the words indistinguishable & undistinguishable