Sunday, September 29, 2013

unconscience/unconscious: Common Errors in English Usage Entry for Sunday, September 29, 2013

unconscience/unconscious
Do people confuse the unconscious with conscience because the stuff fermenting in one’s unconscious is often stuff that bothers one’s conscience? Whatever the cause, there is no such word as “unconscience.” And while we’re on the subject, “subconscious” is not used in Freudian psychology; it implies something that is merely not consciously thought of, rather than something that is suppressed. The term is, however, used by Jungians.

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