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Mojtaba vahdati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

again / once again

Is "once" wrong/redundant/stilted in the following sentence?
If I went back to those days, I'm pretty sure that I would pick this path once again.
  

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No. "once again" is a common set phrase (more common in writing than in conversation). "once" is not essential to the meaning, but it is not wrong or stilted.

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  • No.
  • "once again" is a common set phrase (more common in writing than in conversation).
  • "once" is not essential to the meaning, but it is not wrong or stilted.
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No. "once again" is a common set phrase (more common in writing than in conversation). "once" is not essential to the meaning, but it is not wrong or stilted.
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Thanks. Is yet again the same as once again? He smiled yet again/once again.
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AnonymousThanks. Is yet again the same as once again? He smiled yet again/once again.
"yet again" emphasises repeated action, perhaps unwanted or annoying repeated action.

"once again" can mean little more than "again" (mild emphasis added), or sometimes it can emphasise "once" as opposed to twice or multiple times. This depends on context.
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