Rehearsal, Repair, and the Possibility of a Different Future
How do we think of “rehearsal” and “repair” together? The two words share the prefix re-, whose original sense in Latin is “back” or “backwards.” Prefixed to verbs of action like “rehearse” and “repair,” it often denotes repetition and restoration (OED). From a temporal perspective, “rehearse” and “repair” seem to Read more…