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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704
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It's 10am in the morning. It'll only take a brief moment. He lay reclining. She paced, stepping slowly. Is this adequate enough? ARRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!  DOWN with Tautology!!!!!! (dict. def.: The use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed) Got any more examples anyone?? And does this annoy anyone as much as me??  K'Writing sharpens life; life enriches writing' Sylvia Plath |
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Jannel Member
since 2000-01-18
Posts 492Muncie, IN, USA |
I need to find my PIN number so i can go to the ATM machine. (Personal Identification Number=PIN Automated Teller Machine=ATM) Even better was the credit card company who would send me my personal PIN number. |
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Not A Poet Member Elite
since 1999-11-03
Posts 3885Oklahoma, USA |
Very good Jannel! Yes these things can be quite annoying. But sometimes they are so common as to go completely unnoticed as you point out. Pete What terms shall I find sufficiently simple in their sublimity -- sufficiently sublime in their simplicity -- for the mere enunciation of my theme? Edgar Allan Poe |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
I loath tautology AND hate repetition (are we in the Alley?). Actually, tautology seems to be a problem in poetry, especially when a poet gets caught up in adjective use. Good points all. Jim |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Would you guys stop repeating yourselves... This is getting redundant here...  |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Yeah yeah Nan - haha...  |
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