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**Unergerah** · 06-14-2010, 01:50 AM

NO!
To iterate would be to make it clear that I was repeating instructions (or whatever) already given - the "re" is redundant.
Would you say rerepeat or just repeat?

Don't use your caps lock voice at me!

reiterate and iterate are accepted synonyms that are listed in most dictionaries. You mainly speak it as reiterate and write it as iterate. It's just one of the millions of anomolies in the English language. At least both are recognised as words. We're discussing things that are completely made up in here.

06-14-2010, 01:50 AM	#23
Unergerah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	NO! To iterate would be to make it clear that I was repeating instructions (or whatever) already given - the "re" is redundant. Would you say rerepeat or just repeat? Don't use your caps lock voice at me! reiterate and iterate are accepted synonyms that are listed in most dictionaries. You mainly speak it as reiterate and write it as iterate. It's just one of the millions of anomolies in the English language. At least both are recognised as words. We're discussing things that are completely made up in here.
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