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Repeat / Repeat again

Usage

Repeat already means do or say again, so again is usually redundant. It can be meaningful only where you explicitly mean one further repetition after an earlier repeat.

Repeat

Use when

You mean say or do something again.

Example

“Please repeat the instruction for the benefit of latecomers.”

Repeat again

Use when

Avoid the extra again when it merely duplicates the meaning already carried by repeat.

Example

“Replace 'repeat again' with 'repeat'.”

Quick check

repeat again, repeated again where no second repetition is meant

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