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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Re-offend Vs reoffend
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For example, someone who has committed a serious offence such as assault will need a long time in prison in order to be sure they can be re-educated not to re-offend.
Can the underlined parts be replaced by reeducated and reoffend?
For example, someone who has committed a serious offence such as assault will need a long time in prison in order to be sure they can be re-educated not to re-offend.
Can the underlined parts be replaced by reeducated and reoffend?
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Dictionaries seem to be split on re-educate / reeducate . Some prefer one, some the other. Fewer dictionaries list re- offend / reoffend , but a couple of reputable ones list reoffend as standard.
- Dictionaries seem to be split on re-educate / reeducate .
- Some prefer one, some the other.
- Fewer dictionaries list re- offend / reoffend , but a couple of reputable ones list reoffend as standard.
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Dictionaries seem to be split on re-educate/reeducate. Some prefer one, some the other. Fewer dictionaries list re-offend/reoffend, but a couple of reputable ones list reoffend as standard.
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Thanks for your assured response, and thanks for the nice phrase you've used: be split on/over something. 
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