• otp@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    “Pleonasm” is a word I’ve never seen before, and won’t look up because I don’t expect to see it ever again.

    /altText

    Of course, now that I’ve said this, I’ll be seeing it at least weekly all over the place.

    • Fire Witch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.

      You saw it here first ladies, gents, and enbies