> USAGE The prefixes non- and un- both have the meaning 'not,' > but tend to be used with a difference of emphasis. See usage at un- 1 .
> USAGE The prefixes un- and non- both mean 'lacking' or 'not,' but > there is a distinction in terms of perspective. The prefix un- > tends to be stronger and less neutral than non-. Consider, for > example, the differences between unacademic and nonacademic,as in > : his language was refreshingly unacademic;: a nonacademic life > suits him.
> un- 2 |ʌn| > prefix added to verbs: > 1 denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state : > untie | unsettle.
So 'untagged' denotes something that was previously tagged, is no longer tagged.
A more proper expression might be
* non-tagged
(I'm actually completely non-bothered by the word 'untagged'. I'm thinking more of the words 'ungrouped' and 'non-grouped', but that's a separate topic.)
> USAGE The prefixes non- and un- both have the meaning 'not,'
> but tend to be used with a difference of emphasis. See usage at un- 1 .
> USAGE The prefixes un- and non- both mean 'lacking' or 'not,' but
> there is a distinction in terms of perspective. The prefix un-
> tends to be stronger and less neutral than non-. Consider, for
> example, the differences between unacademic and nonacademic,as in
> : his language was refreshingly unacademic;: a nonacademic life
> suits him.
> un- 2 |ʌn|
> prefix added to verbs:
> 1 denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state :
> untie | unsettle.
So 'untagged' denotes something that
was previously tagged,
is no longer tagged.
A more proper expression might be
* non-tagged
(I'm actually completely non-bothered by the word 'untagged'. I'm thinking more of the words 'ungrouped' and 'non-grouped', but that's a separate topic.)
Sources: Dictionary in Mac OS X 10.5.6.
no_tag
So for example http://www.diigo.com/user/joel/no_tag finds bookmarks in Joel's public library that are not tageed.
Resolved :)
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