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- uninterested/disinterested: uninterested is reserved for being bored with a subject, being unconcerned; disinterested means impartial (not having a personal or financial connection with an issue)
- unique:only correct in the sense of “one of a kind”; unique takes no qualification: something cannot be very, more, or somewhat unique; unique is not a synonym for “special” or “unusual”
- unlawful/criminal: an unlawful act can violate criminal or civil statutes and does not necessarily involve immorality (as in a parking violation); a criminal act violates criminal statutes, which often imply lack of moral behavior
- unorganized/disorganized: unorganized describes individual disarray, with disorganized reserved for describing untidiness of an organization or corporate group
- unquestioned/unquestionable: something unquestioned is or has not been questioned; unquestionable is something or someone not needing to be questioned
- upward/upwards: American English does not add the s
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