Should you say my name is or I am?
Should you say my name is or I am? Never use “I’m John Smith” when you introduce yourself; instead, use “My name is John Smith.” I would agree with this much: in general, using “my name is” is probably preferable to “I am”, because there is more to who we are than our name.
What is the root of re?
The prefix re-, which means “back” or “again,” appears in hundreds of English vocabulary words, for example: reject, regenerate, and revert. You can remember that the prefix re- means “back” via the word return, or turn “back;” to remember that re- means “again” consider rearrange, or arrange “again.”
What does Ir prefix mean?
These. prefixes change the meaning of the root word to ‘not’ or ‘opposite of’. For example, by adding the prefix ‘ir’ to the root word ‘responsible’ creates ‘irresponsible’ meaning ‘not responsible’.
Is irregardless a real word?
Merriam-Webster defines irregardless as “nonstandard” but meaning the same as “regardless.” “Many people find irregardless to be a nonsensical word, as the ir- prefix usually functions to indicates negation; however, in this case it appears to function as an intensifier,” the dictionary writes.
