Redundancies
#1
08-06-2007, 12:43 AM
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Redundancies
On a radio show last week, a discussion ensued about redundancies in the English language, particularly how they are used every day ... and can be, to some, annoying.
A few that have never made sense to me why people use/say them include:
"PIN Number" ... as in Personal Identification Number Number
"ATM Machine" ... as in Automatic Teller Machine Machine
"Hot water heater" ... so, you heat hot water?
What are some you notice?
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A few that have never made sense to me why people use/say them include:
"PIN Number" ... as in Personal Identification Number Number
"ATM Machine" ... as in Automatic Teller Machine Machine
"Hot water heater" ... so, you heat hot water?
What are some you notice?
Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker
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#3
08-13-2007, 01:16 AM
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RE: Redundancies
He he ... was that for an ad, RJ?
Heh ... forgot VIN Number, too.... And, a few others:
"The first ever...."
(or ... one of my "favorites"...news people signing off, particularly when we are watching them standing where they say they are)
"Here at Soldier Field here in Chicago"
No, really? Looked like you were in Lake Michigan, to me....
*rolls eyes*
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Heh ... forgot VIN Number, too.... And, a few others:
"The first ever...."
(or ... one of my "favorites"...news people signing off, particularly when we are watching them standing where they say they are)
"Here at Soldier Field here in Chicago"
No, really? Looked like you were in Lake Michigan, to me....
*rolls eyes*
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#6
08-13-2007, 11:23 PM
RE: Redundancies
Not so much a redundancy, but...
"New & Improved"
Which is it? If it's new, there was nothing before it, so it can't be improved. If it's improved, then it's not new is it?
Oh yeah...
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"New & Improved"
Which is it? If it's new, there was nothing before it, so it can't be improved. If it's improved, then it's not new is it?
Oh yeah...
MCF Forum
#7
08-14-2007, 12:51 AM
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RE: Redundancies
ORIGINAL: rj
Cort, I believe it was the discription for a show about to come on.
Cort, I believe it was the discription for a show about to come on.
I'm guessing it's a show I don't remember ... he he
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#9
08-14-2007, 11:52 AM
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RE: Redundancies
As an old comedian once said,
"Flammable, inflammable, or nonflammable, either it FLAMS or it doesn't?"
"Flammable, inflammable, or nonflammable, either it FLAMS or it doesn't?"