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You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Please can someone explain if the two terms above are different in any way or can they be used interchangeably?
I have carried out a number of searches using search tools, and both are coming up relatively frequently, sometimes both appearing in the same source.
Thanks
Hello Kimica,
I think they are both used, but in slightly different circumstances.
Unsustainable is common when talking about something small-scale, and may be temporary:
His argument was unsustainable.
I knew his effort was unsustainable; he was starting to look tired.
It’s a characteristic which things may or may not have, depending on the circumstances.
Non-sustainable is often used on a world-wide plane in contrast to sustainable, typically when talking of resources.
It is a characteristic which certain things have all the time and other things don’t have all the time.
Thank you!
I forgot to give the context before, which may change the result:
I am translating a text about sustainable agriculture, so I am unsure whether to use “unsustainability” or “non(-)sustainability”, as I have seen both in usage.
Thanks again
I think this is a feature of some sorts of agriculture not shared by others, and the scale is wide. I’d say non-sustainability.
I don’t know what other people will say. I hadn’t really considered the matter before you asked the question, but it’s a word I’ve had to use professionally.
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