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Unfilmable novel #1 (permalink) Sat Oct 07, 2006 20:50 pm   Unfilmable novel
 

Hi

(Amy, it’s not about the English Grammar, it’s not an Idiom now it’s about Vocabulary… Smile
Today is just my rebellious day. Cool Black sabbath Smile)

Well, unflmable is an example of the word that does not exist (from the 'dictionaries point of view').
But:
- it’s in actual use. Even on BBC Radio (today’s case),
- its meaning is quite clear, without any dictionary, for any adult person who has no serious mental problem Smile

unfilmable novel, for example. Clear, isn’t it?
Seems to have nothing bad in the meaning Smile and logically constructed.

1) What is the English Teacher’s attitude about this? Smile

2) How does this non-dictionary word sound to you?
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Unfilmable novel #2 (permalink) Sat Oct 07, 2006 21:19 pm   Unfilmable novel
 

Hi Tamara

Filmable is findable in dictionaries and adding un- sounds quite OK to me in this case. Wink

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Endable day #3 (permalink) Sat Oct 07, 2006 21:26 pm   Endable day
 

Ah, yes.

OK.
Thank you, Amy. Even rebellious days are endable. Smile

(Hmm. MS Word does want to eat endable.
But, OK, let thefreedictionary win this little battle Smile)
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Unfilmable/un-filmable #4 (permalink) Sat Oct 07, 2006 22:16 pm   Unfilmable/un-filmable
 

Not unheard of in all dictionaries, apparently:

http://www.reference.com/search?db=web&q=un-%20filmable

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=unfilmable
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