Thursday, December 9, 2010

Five examples of tautology I keep hearing...

Tautology is the needless repetition of an idea, especially in words, as in “widow woman."

1. "Free gift" - aren't all gifts free?
2. "PIN number" - the "N" stands for number.
3. "The two twins" - does that make four?
4. "ATM machine" - learn what everyday acronyms stand for.
5. "Repeat it again"- both the definition and the crime of tautology.
 
 

1 comment:

  1. your blog is making forward progress (get it?), well done

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