Writing Book 5 · Lesson 28
Abbreviations and affixes — use the words
You have met these and used them; now you choose between them.
The words
Watch how it is built
1re- means about the same as again.
We had to rewrite the plan.
2un- means about the same as not.
The result was unclear.
3pre- means about the same as before.
We made a prediction first.
Two ways to say it
✗ We had to rewrite the plan. — this is not wrong, but it is everyday talk.
✓ We had to rewrite the plan. — this is how a writer says it.
Ask yourself: “Which of these is closer to what I mean?”
Remember
Build the word you need from parts you know.
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