Why the two different terms?
Inhuman & Inhumane
In some cases, English has derived more than one adjective from the same Latin word. So we have:
human - having the characteristics or nature of people, either biologically, emotionally or spiritually
humane - compassionate, sympathetic
In their negative forms, they both generally mean "cruel, unfeeling, uncompassionate, unsympathetic". Likewise we have the two terms:
urban - from or related to a city
urbane - sophisticated, elegant
human - having the characteristics or nature of people, either biologically, emotionally or spiritually
humane - compassionate, sympathetic
In their negative forms, they both generally mean "cruel, unfeeling, uncompassionate, unsympathetic". Likewise we have the two terms:
urban - from or related to a city
urbane - sophisticated, elegant
>>English has derived more than one adjective from the same Latin word.
Dude, but that just puts extra work on me. Uffff
Do you even know how many times I got flummoxed because of this? I'd spent so much time debating whether it was 'inhuman' or 'inhumane.' Each time I'd swear to myself that I heard/read the other way of pronouncing/writing it.
Whatever.
Dude, but that just puts extra work on me. Uffff
Do you even know how many times I got flummoxed because of this? I'd spent so much time debating whether it was 'inhuman' or 'inhumane.' Each time I'd swear to myself that I heard/read the other way of pronouncing/writing it.
Whatever.