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RichMariner
April 18, 2015, 9:53pm
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It's an approximation.

I've been editing and proof reading a presentation that I'm not a part of, so the context to all of this is fairly limited I'm afraid.

I believe "unique individuals" and "completely redundant" are examples of pleonasm - a bit like:

  • Personal friends (since when are friends not personal?)
  • Added bonuses (bonuses by their very nature are additional)
  • Free gifts (if you have to pay for it, it's not a gift)


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Quoted from RichMariner
It's an approximation.

I've been editing and proof reading a presentation that I'm not a part of, so the context to all of this is fairly limited I'm afraid.

I believe "unique individuals" and "completely redundant" are examples of pleonasm - a bit like:

  • Personal friends (since when are friends not personal?) When they're FaceBook friends?
  • Added bonuses (bonuses by their very nature are additional)
  • Free gifts (if you have to pay for it, it's not a gift)


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I saw your face and heard you call my name.
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Quoted from RichMariner
It's an approximation.

I've been editing and proof reading a presentation that I'm not a part of, so the context to all of this is fairly limited I'm afraid.

I believe "unique individuals" and "completely redundant" are examples of pleonasm - a bit like:

  • Personal friends (since when are friends not personal?)
  • Added bonuses (bonuses by their very nature are additional)
  • Free gifts (if you have to pay for it, it's not a gift) Gifts that cost nothing i.e. wild flowers
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