Department of Redundancy Department

Absolutely, if the water was hot you wouldn't want to heat it . I prefer "water heater " !

 

LPG gas...

 

Another redundancy used by people who want to clarify a point begins; "The thing is...is that..."

 

@Sara-s, that is one I can't stand!!!! Who knows when an additional "is" will be the norm, y'know?

 

For your FYI...

 

Replying to my own post....by which I mean, "the thing is is is that".

 

It makes me want to pull my hair out (which, in my case, could take years.)

 

Croissant roll.
Not to be confused with Dunkin Donuts's croissant donuts which while a complete calorie bomb, may well be one of the yummiest pastries ever invented.

 

Oh, you mean Dunkin Coffee(Oh Yes, We Do Donuts, Too)?

 

Too true.

 

But we must recall that the "additional IS" doesn't refer to asking a question....YET. (Can we imagine someday "Hey buddy, what is is the way to get to the beach from here"?)

 

I've heard two pronunciations of croissant...."Kwason" and "Croisaaaant".

 

That's not a redundancy. "Croissant" is the shape, not the name of the food.

 

It depends on how snobbish you want to sound or appear to sound.

 

True, but for all intensive purposes....

 

Of all the kinds of purposes, I hate the intensive purposes most.

 

It also depends on your skill at speaking French. "Kwasson" is closer to the French pronunciation. If you can't pronounce that, just stick to English and call it a crescent roll.

 

Speaking of redundancies, I have got to mention this:
"We've got to stop saying 'have got'….
Either "I have to stop saying this" or, God forbid, "I got to stop saying this"—

 

y'know, I always thought it was "itents and purposes". Am I too old-school er sumethin'?

 

I've been doing "I have"for years. Here's one for us all....in prep school during a soccer match, our goalie once called out "I HAVE IT!" (not I GOT IT!).