English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
Represent or Re-present?
My boss wants me to ~represent~ the proposal (nonstandard).
My boss wants me to *re-present* the proposal (standard).
To re-present is to present something again or anew.
Who will ~re-present~ the boss tomorrow (nonstandard)?
Who will *represent* the boss tomorrow (standard)?
If you represent a person or group at an official event, you go there on their behalf.
GAB
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