Unfilmable novel

[Tamara]

Hi

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

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

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

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

2) How does this non-dictionary word sound to you?
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It’s impossible to learn swimming without entering the water…

[Yankee]

Hi Tamara

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

Amy
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Tamara]

Ah, yes.

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

(Hmm. MS Word does want to eat endable.
But, OK, let thefreedictionary win this little battle )
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[Conchita]

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