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Both kinds of un- are ripe for creating new words.
All languages have the means of creating new words to bear new meanings.
According to David Crystal's new book, why does Shakespeare get more credit for creating new words than perhaps he should?
I'm not advocating using or creating new words just for kicks; use of neologisms should be judicious, lest you end up sounding like a bad science-fiction novel.
6. Fans also liked the wordplay; the characters are always creating new words and terms, such as "The Bro", a bra for men that Kramer invents.
In creating new words for new ideas, the characters have sometimes been determined first and forms have arisen that cannot be spoken without ambiguity ('sulfur' and 'lutecium' coalesced as liu, 'nitrogen' and 'tantalum' as dan).
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Hindustani also borrowed Persian prefixes to create new words.
We can create new words combining existing ones in meaningful ways to form new linguistic expressions.
Joyce created new words, played with existing ones, and turned traditional syntax topsy-turvy.
We have had to create new words, and they have taken root.
You readers, luckily, are less tongue-tied when trying to create new words.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com