Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 14:20:41 -0600
From: George Trail <gtrail-AT-UH.EDU>
Subject: Re: PLC: not anaphora, not syllepsis



>But, George, "iterance" means repetition.  Iteration is the process of
>repeating. Reiteration is the process of repeating again.  How can one
>reiterate something when one hasn't even iterated it yet?

You are right (naturlich), but I still get a sense of change out of it. If
there are fifteen iterations of x, do they not occur in changed
circumstances (time, for instance, as in "I'm going to keep doing this
until I get it right")?

Re-iterate, as I am understanding you, is redundant (regardless of how
frequently used, or as they say "irregardless" of how. . . ).






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