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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

repeat it again

"I have said it before. I will repeat it again that you allow us to complete the process. Once the process is over, I will bring it before parliament and abide by the house," he said.

Isn't "again" redundant here?
  

Top answer

No, it's not redundant. It stresses the repetition.

  • No, it's not redundant.
  • It stresses the repetition.
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No, it's not redundant. It stresses the repetition.
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Thanks Mr. Marius Hancu
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Abil "I have said it before. I will repeat it again that you allow us to complete the process.
I was taught that we cannot say 'repeat again' because 'again' is not required. However, Marius thinks it is fine. I'm confused. In fact, if I remember correctly, we've discussed this before.
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Language is not mathematics, a lot of redundancy is built in the process, in order to make sure the right understanding is achieved.
See this in books:
91 on "will repeat it again that"

http://books.google.com/books?q=%22will+repeat+it+again+th
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Do not use again with repeat unless the intended meaning is 'say something for the third time'.

Send or Take? (A Guide to Correct English Usage)
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Actually, until I read Mr.Marius Hancu's post above, I used to belive that "repeat again" is a habitual error
and hence grammatically incorrect.

Anyway, thanks Mr. Marius Hancu once again, and also thanks Mr.Yoong Liat for your kind advice.
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I checked, and you're right: Bryan Garner, Modern American Usage, considers repeat again a redundancy.
I will stay with those authors, including Dickens, who use them, esp in repeat again and again, for intensification/stress.
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I totally agree with Marius. No matter what Western language you speak , it seems logical and intuitive to use repeat the way Marius has suggested.
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AbilActually, until I read Mr.Marius Hancu's post above, I used to belive that "repeat again" is a habitual error
and hence grammatically incorrect.

believe (I think it is a typo.)
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It is redundant. "Repeat" should have been replaced with " say".

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