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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Replay up
Hello....
Is it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.?
examples of the verbs:
rebreak, rebreathe, rebreed, rebuy, recross, redraw, redream redress, repay, replay, rethrow
Thus, it is simply ungrammatical if we say like below?
He rethrew out the ball.
They replayed up the music.
Is it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.?
examples of the verbs:
rebreak, rebreathe, rebreed, rebuy, recross, redraw, redream redress, repay, replay, rethrow
Thus, it is simply ungrammatical if we say like below?
He rethrew out the ball.
They replayed up the music.
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pructus Is it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.? It certainly isn't easy to think of examples. After several minutes, the only possible example I have come up with is "report back", but this may not count for you as it is a slightly different "re-" prefix, and also, though etymologically a prefix, it is not so obviously "re- + port" to modern speakers.
- pructus Is it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.?
- It certainly isn't easy to think of examples.
- After several minutes, the only possible example I have come up with is "report back", but this may not count for you as it is a slightly different "re-" prefix, and also, though etymologically a prefix, it is not so obviously "re- + port" to modern speakers.
- They replayed up the music.
- They are not correct.
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pructusIs it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.?It certainly isn't easy to think of examples. After several minutes, the only possible example I have come up with is "report back", but this may not count for you as it is a slightly different "re-" prefix, and also, though etymologically a
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I see... I see...
Thanks so much GPY, for the very persuasive explanations!!
Thanks so much GPY, for the very persuasive explanations!!
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pructusIs it true that the verbs with the prefix “re” cannot be used with particles like, up, out, in, over, etc.?I have never heard that stated as a rule, but it certainly makes sense.
Prefixes from Latinate languages serve the same general purpose as those appended particles from Germanic languages, so it would not be natural to find words or expre
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Oh, I see... I see...
Your logic really makes sense, CJ!!
Thanks so much for the insight...
Your logic really makes sense, CJ!!
Thanks so much for the insight...
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After some thought....
I hear that the particles "up" and "out" means "completely".
Then, for example, replay or repay need to be used with these particles to signify the meaning of completeness.
For example, He replayed the music from the beginning to the end, thus, "He replayed the music out/up/through".
Or, "He repaid the debt out".
If this usage of particle i
I hear that the particles "up" and "out" means "completely".
Then, for example, replay or repay need to be used with these particles to signify the meaning of completeness.
For example, He replayed the music from the beginning to the end, thus, "He replayed the music out/up/through".
Or, "He repaid the debt out".
If this usage of particle i
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pructusI hear that the particles "up" and "out" means "completely".Sometimes they do, but you cannot add "up" or "out" to arbitrary verbs and expect the result to always make sense or have the expected meaning. Phrasal verbs in English are highly idiomatic and frequently unpredictable. For example, "play up" means "misbehave" and has nothing to do with m
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