Aaarrgghh - there is no such word as "non"!!!!!

[LemonMeringueThreePointOneFour]

Just that.

(The word you're looking for is "none". "Non" is a prefix, as in non-event or non-existent, not a word in its own right.)

Ah, that's better. Happy Good Friday, everyone.

Well there is. It's not an English word but it very much exists.

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

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Bien sur

Tell the French that

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

Touché!! 😂😂

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

This comment wins the thread

Selon qui ?

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

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Well this is awkward... 🇨🇵

But according to the green party I'm a non man? Are you telling me there might be another word I could use to describe myself as opposed to my lack of non man ness?

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

Awkward

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

😂

Nonsense.

What's the context, OP?

Non!

@LemonMeringueThreePointOneFour

Just that.

(The word you're looking for is "none". "Non" is a prefix, as in non-event or non-existent, not a word in its own right.)

Ah, that's better. Happy Good Friday, everyone.

Non event means an unimportant event, not worthy of note. It can't be replaced by 'none' .

Bit of a non issue for me. There is such a word in the French language, non?

Non-issue?

@BrumBoo

There's no such word as 'Aaarrgghh' either but we all know what you mean.

Yes, true, and clearly everyone thinks that invalidates my point - but it's obviously onomatopoeic, whereas "non" keeps cropping up being used erroneously for "none".

@LonginesPrime

What's the context, OP?

People saying this like "there were non left" or "he had non of them". I imagine it's a phonetic spelling of how it would be said in certain accents.

Non event means an unimportant event, not worthy of note. It can't be replaced by 'none'.

Agree completely - and I mentioned that example in my OP. However when you look it up, it is written - according to the OED, Cambridge, Collins, Macmillan, Wiki, etc. - as "non-event"; i.e. a prefix, not a separate word. Merriam Webster spells "nonevent" as a single word.

Beautiful juxtaposition of threads

@LaMainDeFatima

Selon qui ?

Selon moi !

Evidemment le mot existe en français et je veux dire qu'il n'y a pas un tel mot en anglais - à mon avis.

@LumpySpacedPrincess

But according to the green party I'm a non man? Are you telling me there might be another word I could use to describe myself as opposed to my lack of non man ness?

Hang on a moment, it's coming to me...

Wo... Wo...

No, I can't quite think of it.