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	Abil  #535057  Tue, 01 Jul 08 11:24 AM "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?    Abil Joined on Wed, Jun 11 2008 Regular Member (763)
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	Marius Hancu  #535072  Tue, 01 Jul 08 12:00 PM  No, it's not redundant. It stresses the repetition.     Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Abil  #535078  Tue, 01 Jul 08 12:26 PM Thanks Mr. Marius Hancu    Abil

	Yoong Liat  #535142  Tue, 01 Jul 08 02:55 PM 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.      Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,093) Yoong Liat

	Marius Hancu  #535143  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:00 PM 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" [link] -- Hearings - Page 336 by United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, United States, Senate, Ad Hoc Committee, Congress, Committee on Commerce, House - Business & Economics - 1971   I have repeated over and over, and will repeat it again that this committee is not bound by any bill that has been introduced or recommended by any other ...        Marius Hancu

	Yoong Liat  #535147  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:08 PM 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)    Yoong Liat

	Abil  #535154  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:18 PM 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.    Abil

	Marius Hancu  #535159  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:22 PM 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.     Marius Hancu

	Unlimited  #535167  Tue, 01 Jul 08 03:43 PM 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.    Unlimited Joined on Thu, Mar 29 2007 New Member (14)