A list of 45 words by uselessness.
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- i personally appears on just this list
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Wordplayer Congratulations, these are the exact opposite of oxymorons! Apr 22, 2011
dontcry Funn --ee! I laughed out loud at tuna fish -- mainly because I say it all the time! When I thought more about it, I realized that in my mind, tuna and tuna fish are two different things. One always comes in a can, the other never does.
One that gets me every time is a phrase you see in writing, sometimes spoken *cringe* that contains a morning time like: "We'll meet at school at 9:00 am Tuesday morning." Jul 21, 2008
bilby Several tour companies have told me that pre-booking is necessary. Jul 21, 2008
rolig At this point in time I can't think of anything else. Jul 20, 2008
uselessness Don't remind me. Sep 28, 2007
reesetee Well it's about TIME! What, you had a job to do or something? ;-> Sep 28, 2007
uselessness Okay, all good suggestions, and added. ;-) Sep 28, 2007
uselessness Yikes, I spend the day in meetings, and come back to find my list has become quite the hangout! Alas, I have to run... I'll add your suggestions in the morning! Sep 27, 2007
colleen PAST HISTORY. *shakes people by the lapels* Sep 27, 2007
yarb Great list.
re: tuna fish - this may not be redundant in a place where Cactus Apple (second illustration) is also on the menu. Sep 26, 2007
reesetee Eeek! Sep 26, 2007
colleen Oh, I remember now! The question, by nurse, doctor or other healthcare worker, "Do you have a past history of n?"
Drives me batshit. Sep 26, 2007
colleen Did I? I may have. I don't remember either, reesetee! :)
Speaking of things that I don't remember, there's a redundancy I hear in the doctor's office that annoys me, but I can't quite recall it. Something to do with health history.
Sep 26, 2007
oroboros How about closer proximity? Or, if X is in the proximity of Z; Y is in close proximity... Sep 26, 2007
oroboros At times, virtual experience, as distinguished from actual experience, is an appropriate usage, n'cest pas? Sep 26, 2007
oroboros A haven for crooks is not a safe haven for the law-abiding. Sep 26, 2007
reesetee Tuna fish! I'm guilty of saying it sometimes when I can't stop my mouth quickly enough.
Also, actual experience, close proximity, and foreign import. Eesh. Sep 26, 2007
reesetee You know, colleen, I think you mentioned that before. *brain like a sieve* Sep 26, 2007
oroboros An "agreement" can have dissenters. Mutual agreement, presumably, has none. Sep 26, 2007
colleen No, in law. But I worked in bookstores for many years. :) Sep 26, 2007
reesetee Colleen, are you "in books" too? :-) Sep 26, 2007
colleen isbn number. *shudder* Sep 26, 2007
generationnext What a great list! Mar 29, 2007
uselessness Excellent ones, thanks all! Feb 8, 2007
jennarenn chai tea? Feb 8, 2007
oroboros I've always been intrigued with: "it goes without saying..." and "needless to say..." as redundant fillers. Feb 8, 2007
sonofgroucho How about "I personally"?
This is a great list. Feb 8, 2007
uselessness Technically you're right, seanahan, but it's still redundant. Not to mention the fact that people use this phrase to clarify that they don't mean midnight, in reference to an event that would almost surely never occur at midnight, so no clarification was really needed. I'd say this is true at least 90% of the time it's used.
"Let's meet for lunch at 12:00. Uh... noon." Feb 7, 2007
trivet But you don't need to clarify 12 with noon unless you've been in a windowless space for a few days and/or your circadian rhythm is way off... Feb 7, 2007
seanahan What is wrong with 12:00 noon? Some one asks what time, you say 12, think for a moment, and clarify with noon. Sure, you could have just said to start with, but when reading a clock, the brain has an easier time saying the number than saying "noon". Feb 7, 2007
trivet or a bigger list of peeves...strategic plan Feb 7, 2007
uselessness Truly, you are more creative than I. I'm fresh out of ideas. :-) Feb 7, 2007
trivet honest truth. bare naked. unexpected suprise. Feb 7, 2007
uselessness Excellent, thanks for those. Keep 'em coming! Feb 7, 2007
trivet favorited!
added bonus? free gift? 12 noon? kill -something- dead? GPS system?
eek! Feb 7, 2007
uselessness Good one! Feb 7, 2007
trivet pita bread? Feb 7, 2007