Department of Redundancy Department

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by Sara-s, Aug 7, 2012.

  1. DaveO

    DaveO Active Member

    Do you ever wonder why drive up ATM's have braille on them? Did these people needing Braille drive up to it?
    Have you ever wondered why when you delete an e-mail it just deletes it, yet if you delete a spam e-mail, it asks if you really want to delete it? At least that's the way it is in Yahoo.
     
  2. DaveO

    DaveO Active Member


    What's the Manual called? Is it another acronym?
     
  3. HolyRollah

    HolyRollah BaconLord

  4. swarden43

    swarden43 "It's your shave. Enjoy it your way."©

    Fun bump.

    Is "L.E.D. Light" redundant to anyone else?
     
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  5. macaronus

    macaronus Sir Nice-a-Lot

    Yup.

    How about mechanical robot?
     
  6. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    Yes, though LED bulb or LED lamp would be acceptable.
     
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  7. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    "Before I begin my remarks, let me begin by thanking you all for having me here".
     
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  8. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, NFL Football
     
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  9. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    how about "almost similar"?
     
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  10. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Mac, mac, mac :)
     
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  11. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    Here's an idea for "irregardless". Since "ir" and "less" mean the same, just use "regard"
     
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  12. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

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  13. dapper636

    dapper636 Active Member

    Not necessarily redundant but this thread reminds me of my favorite definition found glossary of the Procomm Plus owners manual from back in the 1990's, read as follows:

    Recursion - see recursion
     
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  14. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

    Somewhat, but not entirely. An LED light will consist of multiple LED's. If someone used an LED flashlight I think It would be more appropriate to say he used and "LED light" than he used an "LED".

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  15. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    If you use an LED flashlight, can you still be LED astray?
     
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  16. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

    Hmmm... Why would you need a flashlight if you weren't being LED into darkness?
     
  17. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    I guess that would depend on how much of a bright light one is.
     
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I think it would be more appropriate to say "he used a 'LED Light' than he used a 'LED.'"
    Improper use of 'an' and 'and' when you really mean 'a,' gets me every time.
     
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  19. Erik Redd

    Erik Redd Lizabeth, baby, I'm comin' to join ya.

    Well, 'and' was just a typo. You should cut me a break on the proper use of grammar, I was born in Texas which means English isn't my native language. Just look at this example by our state leadership.

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  20. blondblue

    blondblue Well-Known Member

    That's like what George Carlin said about pre-boarding an airplane. "What does THAT mean, ya get on before ya get on??!"
     
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