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The grooves form the cutting edge and also allow the swarf to come out in smaller pieces.
If you have access to it use some cutting fluid if not ordinary oil is better than nothing.
I would also advise one half turn forward then one whole turn back this allows the die to break the swarf into a shorter length and helps to cut a cleaner thread.