Re: reoccurrence or recurrence

January 17, 2003

I can't remember if I was taught that reoccurrence is not a word or if I

just heard it on this list before or what, but at any rate, I only use

recurrence also. However, Margaret got me thinking about whether it is a

word. It's true that there is not a word reoccurrent that could then be

changed to reoccurrence, but there is a word occurrence for when something

occurs the first time, right? So if it happens again, wouldn't it be a

reoccurrence? Hmmmm.... LOL! Anyway, I still only use recurrence. )

Joy

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Subject: Re: reoccurrence or recurrence

Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 17:12:55 -0500

Tracey, I have a very old (1979) Webster's which doesn't have the word

reoccurrence in it at all, just has recurrence. Also, I am currently typing

a sentence in which the doc says recurrent, which got me to thinking that

there is not a word reoccurrent, so why is there a word reoccurrence. Then

again, I think I am usually wrong on this one, but I prefer recurrence to

reoccurrence. Margaret

>>> " Tracey 01/16/03 04:51PM >>>

Would you say these are the same and either can be used?

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