Where would you place "again"?
A man has left his seat and been told to go back to it, which he has done. The man has now left his seat again...
Sir, I'm going to have to ask you again to go back to your seat.
Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to go back to your seat again.
Are both natural? Where would you place "again"?
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Sir, I'm going to have to ask you again to go back to your seat. As written, this means I have now asked you twice. ) Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to go back to your seat again.
- Sir, I'm going to have to ask you again to go back to your seat.
- As written, this means I have now asked you twice.
- ) Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to go back to your seat again.
- In casual speech, this could mean the above.
- Or it could mean that you went back to your seat once and now I want you to go back to your seat again.
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Sir, I'm going to have to ask you again to go back to your seat. As written, this means I have now asked you twice. (again modifies ask.)
Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to go back to your seat again. In casual speech, this could mean the above.
Or it could mean that you went back to your seat once and now I want you to go back to your
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