The same as redact is not to dact again, and reduce is not to make
someone a duce once more.
:-)
Igor
Bob W Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:41:39 -0700 wrote:
Call me boring, but I know the answer to that. The re in refrigerate does
not imply that is being made cold again. In the Latin it just
Call me boring, but I know the answer to that. The re in refrigerate does
not imply that is being made cold again. In the Latin it just implies a
change of state, from warm to cold.
Interestingly (or not), in French too 're' does not necessarily imply a
repetition but can act to reinforce the
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