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Mar 19, 2018 · A Variety of Different Redundant Phrases that, Combined Together, Are Increasingly More Annoying
9 hours ago · Responses have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity. 1. “They would say I have an ‘egghead’ instead of headache.”. — Caryn B. 2. “‘Hangubber’ for hamburger. We would go through the Starbucks drive-thru and he would be shouting: ‘Hangubber! Hangubber!’”. — Louise M.
Words and phrases that contain redundancy in their etymology. Acronyms and Initialisms that give rise to redundancies. Funny Redundant/Pleonasm quotes from celebrities.
- Forever and ever. Did you ever describe someone as droning on and on (and on!) forever and ever? Or have you ever promised to love someone forever and ever?
- New innovations. According to Oxford Dictionaries, “new” already exists within the definition of innovation—which is a new method, idea, or product. So if you want to win the prize for redundancy, go ahead and describe something as a “fresh new idea innovation product method.”
- Completely annihilate. So, when you annihilate something you cancel it out and make it void. You basically reduce it to nonexistence. You can’t annihilate something more.
- Blatantly obvious. According to Grammarist, redundancies are “word overflows.” That sounds almost poetic, in addition to being blatantly obvious, but it’s best to avoid overstatement.
- Don’t you hate it when someone answers their own question? I do.
- A sandwich tried to get a reservation at a restaurant, but the waiter said they don’t serve food there.
- There are three types of people: those who can count and those who can’t.
- Don’t spell part backward. It’s a trap.
Oct 18, 2011 · 50 Redundant Phrases to Avoid. by Mark Nichol. In conversation, it’s easy in the midst of spontaneous speech to succumb to verbosity and duplication. In writing, redundancy is less forgivable but fortunately easy to rectify. Watch out for these usual suspects:
Phrases and expressions that contain redundant words. Real funny redundant quotations from famous people. Redundancy in Acronyms, Initialisms, and Abbreviations.
