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"Undone" is a travesty of a word, though. Pedantically it should mean "not done", in the manner of unencrypted or unwanted or unfeeling. The correct construct
by dingaling 3y ago
"Undone" is a travesty of a word, though. Pedantically it should mean "not done", in the manner of unencrypted or unwanted or unfeeling.
The correct construction should be "dedone", but that's so awkward that "revert" is probably a better option.
- Aloha 3y agoundone is easier to understand to native speakers who do not have a great grasp on language than reverted. Also "you need to unencrypt first" is closer to the common use of language.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoShould "unzip" be "dezip" then? Should "unbuckle" be "debuckle"? Unlock, untie, unplug, unfold, I could go on. Sorry, but your pedantry is simply incorrect. "un-" as a prefix to mean reverting the action is perfectly valid and very common.
- gowld 3y agoMy brother in Strunk&White, that ship sailed 100years ago, and can't be unsailed.