Redundancies

[Guest]

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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[maka]

I have always wonder about "kill the roaches dead"....is there any other way to kill them?

 

[geebee]

Not sure about it being a true redundancy but the phrase, "I never met him before in my life", always seemed a bit excessive to me. When else would you have met someone - in a previous life perhaps?

 

[Cooker]

Department of Redundancy Department, Tom Tom speaking

 

[epstns]

And don't forget the old one. . . "CRT tube."

 

[Guest]

Not sure about it being a true redundancy but the phrase, "I never met him before in my life", always seemed a bit excessive to me. When else would you have met someone - in a previous life perhaps?

LOL!

Oh my ... that's a whole 'nother aspect I hadn't thought of last night....


How about:

"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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[ChuckVSP]

yes, yes.

yes, yes.

Reminds me of the excessive use of double negatives in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Things such as "I ain't got no gas," does that me he has no gas, or has an excessive amount of such? As a native to such mountans, I am sometimes confused...

Just an observation. And I like these LCD Displays over the CRT Tubes!!!!

 

[Cooker]

Reminds me of the excessive use of double negatives in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Things such as "I ain't got no gas," does that me he has no gas, or has an excessive amount of such? As a native to such mountans, I am sometimes confused...

Just an observation. And I like these LCD Displays over the CRT Tubes!!!!

Oh, so you are an Appalachian American

 

[RobThatsMe]

Hmmmm,,

How about.... I need to "Unthaw" the meat! Doesn't that mean Freeze? And, shouldn't it not be... Thaw. Hmmmm.."Not Be"? Could it be too!

Or..perhaps this is just a New England thing!

Then again.. I hear "Hopperskipper" means Grasshopper,

and "Happy Hopilays" well, that is from the mouth of the same person that penned _HopperSkipper! Yes.. he was celebrating the Christmas holidays.. and... ummm... he was (is) my brother. We now call these terms "Weavahisms" as his nick name is "Weavah" ! Boston accent included for your reading pleasure.

Rob

 

[Guest]

Reminds me of the excessive use of double negatives in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains. Things such as "I ain't got no gas,"

Heh ... it's not just in those mountains, sadly enough. I still hear it from time to time from people around here .



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[Freddie]

How about................
you park in the driveway and drive on the parkway

 

[TenPly]

Redundancies and double negatives are one thing, but how about oxymorons, lol. I think they're definitely maybe the most annoying.

 

[Guest]

you park in the driveway and drive on the parkway

*grins*

Many of my auto enthusiast buddies mentioned that one almost right away . he he



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