Although it appears that historically, the meanings of these 2 words may have switched, the correct usage today is as follows:
Disinterested - neutral, unbiased, impartial, unprejudiced
Uninterested - indifferent, having no interest, of no personal consequence
Although they may seem quite similar, they really are not. A disinterested observer would probably make a good judge where as an uninterested person would not.
As writers of a blog, we accept that a reader might be disinterested in the subject matter, but hope that no one is ever uninterested!
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