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In reply to the discussion: Does redundancy constitute bad grammar? [View all]Docreed2003
(16,859 posts)27. While redundancy has its place in poetry....
I swear it gets under my skin when Trump uses redundancy nearly every day. Here's a good example of his redundancy that pisses me off, and I think, highlights his idiocy:
"Reince Prebus is a very very good man. A very good man. Gen Kelly will be an amazing Chief of Staff. Priebus is a very good man"
Trump does that shit all the damn time and it's infuriating!!!
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Take it up with the manager of the department of redundancy management department. nt
Xipe Totec
Jul 2017
#1
If we "refer back" to the OP, we'll come to a "general consensus" that he has a point.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jul 2017
#5
No, a coffee maker is not called a water heater, although it does heat water.
Lionel Mandrake
Aug 2017
#31