quick question on military language

[kaizoku]

So, I know that when you're asking someone to repeat themselves on the radio, you say "say again," and that "repeat" means fire again. But what if you're repeating *yourself*? Would you just say it or would you say something like "Blah blah. Saying again: blah blah" or "Blah blah, I repeat: blah blah

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[green_grrl]

In answer to the second question, the only way to know the iris is open is if somebody on that side radios you a signal that it's open.

[kaizoku]

Thank you.

[taste_is_sweet]

Hello. :)

My instinct is that you'd say, "Blah blah blah, I repeat, blah blah blah," if you were repeating something on the radio. BUT, you may want to try the community military_beta to make sure. They're around specifically to answer military question for fanfiction.

Hope that helps.

[kaizoku]

Thanks! I decided (for now) to go with "I repeat" because it sounded better. Thanks for the link to military_beta though - I may do that.

[sailorsueuk]

Hi there.

'Say again' is a question. So you might go, "blah blah blah" and the listener the other end could ask, "Say again?" at which point you need to say all those blahs once more.

On the other hand, if you have some very important blahs you feel the need to repeat, you'd say, "blah blah blah REPEAT blah blah blah."

[kaizoku]

Ah! Thank you!