RE: reinvite or re-invite?

[kathleen -at- writefortheuser -dot- com]

Hi Yves,

reinvite doesn't look unambiguous to me, because rein is a word. I think
it would be simplest and easiest on the reader to hyphenate, or to say
invite again.

BTW: Sounds like an interesting situation where one would be re-inviting
someone. Was there a disinvite too?

Kathleen

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: reinvite or re-invite?
> From: Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com>
> Date: Thu, October 15, 2009 5:07 am
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> 
> 
> Hi group
> 
> Which is correct: to reinvite or to re-invite?
> 
> I think "reinvite" should not be hyphenated because the word is unambiguous.
> My English grammar books tell me to use a hyphen after the "re-" prefix only
> to avoid ambiguity, for example:
> 
> re-cover vs. recover
> re-lease vs. release
> 
> Is this correct?
> 
> By the way, are there any good online English Grammar references you can
> recommend?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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