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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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Can I say re_read or do I have to say read again? What is the rule?

Can re_ with the again meaning be applied for any verbs?

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I checked a few dictionaries, and it looks like re doesn't usually take a hyphen. com gives a great many rewords, such as reread, reassess, revisit, recalculate, etc. If you have doubt about whether or not a word can take a "re" before it, just check a dictionary.

— BarbaraPA

  • I checked a few dictionaries, and it looks like re doesn't usually take a hyphen.
  • com gives a great many rewords, such as reread, reassess, revisit, recalculate, etc.
  • If you have doubt about whether or not a word can take a "re" before it, just check a dictionary.
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I checked a few dictionaries, and it looks like re doesn't usually take a hyphen.

www.m-w.com gives a great many rewords, such as reread, reassess, revisit, recalculate, etc.

If you have doubt about whether or not a word can take a "re" before it, just check a dictionary.
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Tung Quoc
Can I say re_read or do I have to say read again? What is the rule?

Can re_ with the again meaning be applied for any verbs?

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If the word is hyphenated, it should be 're-read', not 're_read'.
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Can I say re_read or do I have to say read again? What is the rule?

There's no rule. You certainly can say reread. And thousands of other verbs allow the same formulation, but I would not be surprised to see that many more verbs do not allow such a construction. See a dictionary.

I doubt these are possible, and if possible, I'm not sure they are ad
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