# Use of

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of/72353>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2001, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of/72353 "2001-07-13T09:41:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![parkov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@parkov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parkov)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of/72353/1 "2001-07-13T09:41:17Z")

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According to a website:

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> In the Marine Corps, the use of the word “repeat” on the radio is strictly forbidden. It is considered an offense of such magnitude it never occurs. The term used would be: “say again your last” or “I say again.”

Why is it such an unspeakable offense?

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**Author:** ![dylan\_73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@dylan\_73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dylan_73)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2001, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of/72353/2 "2001-07-13T09:54:09Z")

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Repeated thread. Answered in [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77917](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77917)