Except non is not an english word, it is a prefix of latin origin Which is why american style manuals will always ask you to merge it with the subsequent word, without a hyphen For more, including variants, see wikipedia For example, battlestar galactica used frack instead of fuck Another example is the use of snap instead of shit I think i may h.
It's an english adaptation of a latin saying De gustibus non est disputandum Meaning literally regarding taste, there is no dispute The phrase seems to be of medieval origin The origin is accepted as scholastic writings because of the grammar, which is atypical A more faithful latin rendering of the phrase might be
Leaving non stranded doesn't work either as it is a bound morpheme, a prefix not a word (in english) I'd use the two hyphens. When i'm pointing to something that is outside a predefined scope.
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