On Monday 11 July 2011 10:10:41 Neil Bothwick wrote: > From the OED: > > reoccur: occur again or habitually
I don't regard myself bound by others' ability to find earlier examples of the same mistake. We have 'occur', 'incur', 'concur' and 'recur'. It is rarely a good idea to compound prefixes. > Although I agree that recur is I tidier word. I suspect it is a > contraction of reoccur, making both acceptable. I doubt I shall ever accept 'reoccur', any more than I accept 'transportation'. -- Rgds Peter
