http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:53:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/comment-page-1/#comment-392308 Brittany Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:47:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3565#comment-392308 So when talking about drug use, is it illegal or illicit? E.G., People who use illegal drugs are more likely to be smokers. OR People who use illicit drugs are more likely to be smokers. Thanks So when talking about drug use, is it illegal or illicit? E.G., People who use illegal drugs are more likely to be smokers. OR People who use illicit drugs are more likely to be smokers.
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]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/comment-page-1/#comment-213597 Tariq Jang Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:22:27 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3565#comment-213597 Thanks for putting this usefull information ,,,thnx again hope for more Thanks for putting this usefull information ,,,thnx again
hope for more

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/comment-page-1/#comment-198382 Maeve Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:38:09 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3565#comment-198382 Alan, Quite right. I'll fix it. Thanks. Alan,
Quite right. I’ll fix it.
Thanks.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/comment-page-1/#comment-198295 Alan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:55:23 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3565#comment-198295 A minor nit, but if it's a prefix, shouldn't the hyphen in the title follow the prefix, not precede it (which it should for a suffix)? A minor nit, but if it’s a prefix, shouldn’t the hyphen in the title follow the prefix, not precede it (which it should for a suffix)?

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/the-negative-prefix-il/comment-page-1/#comment-198248 Klepto Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3565#comment-198248 I've always wondered about the il- words. Thanks. :) I’ve always wondered about the il- words. Thanks.

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