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  #1 Graham Perrin on 10 Jan 09

   

  Whilst I'm paying attention to expressions,
  
  > 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.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Whilst I'm paying attention to expressions, <br /> <br /> > USAGE The prefixes non- and un- both have the meaning 'not,' <br /> > but tend to be used with a difference of emphasis. See usage at un- 1 . <br /> <br /> > USAGE The prefixes un- and non- both mean 'lacking' or 'not,' but <br /> > there is a distinction in terms of perspective. The prefix un- <br /> > tends to be stronger and less neutral than non-. Consider, for <br /> > example, the differences between unacademic and nonacademic,as in <br /> > : his language was refreshingly unacademic;: a nonacademic life <br /> > suits him. <br /> <br /> > un- 2 |ʌn| <br /> > prefix added to verbs: <br /> > 1 denoting the reversal or cancellation of an action or state : <br /> > untie | unsettle. <br /> <br /> So 'untagged' denotes something that <br /> was previously tagged, <br /> is no longer tagged. <br /> <br /> A more proper expression might be <br /> <br /> * non-tagged <br /> <br /> (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.) <br /> <br /> Sources: Dictionary in Mac OS X 10.5.6.</div>

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  #2 Graham Perrin on 09 Oct 09

   

  Whilst the tab (with the debatable wording) no longer appears in my library, it's still possible to use the special tag
  
  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 :)

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Whilst the tab (with the debatable wording) no longer appears in my library, it's still possible to use the special tag <br /> <br /> no_tag <br /> <br /> So for example <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/joel/no_tag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.diigo.com/user/joel/no_tag</a> finds bookmarks in Joel's public library that are not tageed. <br /> <br /> Resolved :)</div>

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