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[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That depends entirely on whether the un- prefix only negates the other un- prefix, or the entire adjective.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The thing is that 'un' is different from stuff like 'not', 'non' and the likes, because it is not just denying the referred word but saying that the effect of the referred word was reverted somehow.

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You're thinking a little too hard about a silly joke

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Your silly joke was on Programmer Humour. You might find geeks and nerds here.

Overthinking is our ikigai.

Now get out of line and continue with further analysis of the 'un'