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| Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 10:42pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Ok. I've noticed a few tautologies commonly used here and I'm gonna post them. Feel free to post those you've noticed too. First, a grammatical tautology is when you repeat an idea within a particular sentence or phrase, giving the impression you are providing additional information.. For example, she woke up at 4.am in the morning. Am signifies morning, why bother? Here we go 1.Very beginning. The word very is redundant in the phrase 2.Small minority Politics section, A place is regarded as minority because it's small. 3. Personal belongings. All belongings are personal, unless they've been stolen from a public place 4.PIN number Please don't ask anybody for their pin and still say number. The initial 'n' in the acronym PIN stands for number. 5.Honest truth A truth is either true or it isn't. Unless it's a politician speaking. 6.Past experiences All experiences are past. All those thread starters saying 'please share your past experience', take note. 7.Old adage Please, there's a reason it's called adage and it's because it's old 130 Likes 5 Shares |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 10:43pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
8.Live recording. Damn. All recordings are live. Music and celebrity section please. 9.Safe haven. Literature gurus, Is there such thing as unsafe haven? Havens are by their definitions safe places. 10.First time ever. It's either your first time or it isn't. Decide! 11.General public. This is the most common. All those news being addressed to the general public, unless you're treating certain members of the public as special, all members of the public are general. 12.In one way or another. If it's not true in one way, then it's not freaking true. How can something be true in both ways? 13.Exact same/ exactly the same. The word exact is redundant in this phrase 23 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by homesteady(m): 11:09pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
LOL! I'm guilty of some  3 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Agimor(m): 11:22pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Brb 3 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 11:55pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Advance warning Most mods are guilty of this when warning defaulters. Close proximity Those two words mean the same thing. Why use them together? In my opinion, i think that This is only used by the insufferable know it all's Safe bet All bets have an element of risk to them, thus no bet is safe. Instead, use safe option. Joint collaboration It's either a collaboration or it's a joint effort. It can't be eba and fufu New innovation Hey, there's a deactivation button o. It's a new innovation. Please, it's either you use new or innovation. Add yours 23 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Adrenaline123(m): 11:58pm On Nov 22, 2013 |
Bending conner 9 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Adrenaline123(m): 12:00am On Nov 23, 2013 |
ATM Machine 28 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Dannylux: 12:58am On Nov 23, 2013 |
Interesting.. This is exactly why I wanna marry Vivly.  9 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Emmyk(m): 9:15am On Nov 23, 2013 |
Transport fare.  9 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Olugbenger(m): 9:47am On Nov 23, 2013 |
Dannylux: Interesting.. This is exactly why I wanna marry Vivly.They would kill u first. |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Deiok(m): 10:42am On Nov 23, 2013 |
it is not neccessary. |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by UyiIredia(m): 10:54am On Nov 23, 2013 |
I'm in the mood to f*ck up someone logic today  Vivly: Ok. I've noticed a few tautologies commonly used here and I'm gonna post them. Feel free to post those you've noticed too. Humans are typically mentally dull. Especially these days. Why do you think the only words usually quick to recall in a song is the chorus ? Repetition, Vivly, repetition. Vivly: 4.am in the morning. Am signifies morning, why bother? Some bloke might think you said only 4 and ask whether its in the morning or afternoon. Here we go Vivly: 1.Very beginning. The word very is redundant in the phrase Redundant for emphasis Vivly: 2.Small minority Politics section, A place is regarded as minority because it's small. Some minorities are larger than the others eg African-Americans, Hispanics Vivly: 3. Personal belongings. All belongings are personal, unless they've been stolen from a public place . . . so to avoid any possible misunderstanding we use the word 'personal' just to make sure. Vivly: 4.PIN number Please don't ask anybody for their pin and still say number. The initial 'n' in the acronym PIN stands for number. Yeah ! Right after folks at MTN stop putting network after the acronym. The N in the brand already stands for network. Vivly: 5.Honest truth A truth is either true or it isn't. Unless it's a politician speaking. Some things are more true than the others eg all women have vagina etc. Hence, the need for a phrase that doubly emphasizes the truth one forwards. Vivly: 6.Past experiences All experiences are past. All those thread starters saying 'please share your past experience', take note. No, some experiences are past. All experiences were present. Many more experiences are possible in the future. Vivly: 7.Old adage Please, there's a reason it's called adage and it's because it's old Stop thinking like you are in the 18th century, many adages eg 'Shine your eye', 'In doubt ask Google' etc crop up in recent times. 141 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Deiok(m): 11:14am On Nov 23, 2013 |
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| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by homesteady(m): 11:19am On Nov 23, 2013 |
Uyi, it is still tautology! 4 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by pmc01(m): 1:24pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
I sha dey learn. I nominate this for front page though to enlighten more people and provide for more opinion to agree or to counter. It makes learning more fun. 1 Like |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Vivly(f): 2:14pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Uyi Iredia: ..I wonder why they are liking that your post. Those are tautologies for christ's sake. Some are rightly used and others are blatantly abused. Why are you contradicting yourself Uyi, are you trying to debunk the facts, cuz in some instances, your post claims otherwise. Don't just argue for the sake of argument please. Frown face. Seriously, is there any other thing we frown? Why not say frown alone. Shrug one's shoulders Same thing for frown. Dry lake.If a lake has dried up, it is no longer a lake. Original copy A copy is not original. It is just a copy. Emergency situation All occurences are situations. It's just an emergency. . 23 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by freda506(f): 5:00pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Even though so therefore i went there personally short summary 6 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Willgates(m): 5:23pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
ITK 4 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Clemzy16(m): 5:25pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
According to how i know tautology, it means when the same words are used directly in a sentence. E.g Extreme/end. Although the op is correct with some points but i think she's just exaggerating. Frown face, shrug shoulder, dry late, emergency situations etc... These are not tautology. Op, if there is any award for the baddest 'twister' then you should be the winner. |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by rattlesnake(m): 5:26pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
k lol aiit brb cool yea killz etc etc 2 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by ichommy(m): 5:27pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
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| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by NadiaSA1(f): 5:27pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
*learning mode activated! 1 Like |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Nobody: 5:28pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
short knickers,Night Vigils,I would rather kill myself than commit suicide etc. 12 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Fhemmmy: 5:28pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Nice one, and i do use this one too . . . GTB Banks 4 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by rattlesnake(m): 5:28pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
PIN Number 2 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Etumgbe(m): 5:28pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Motor car |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by rattlesnake(m): 5:28pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
bosom womanliness joystick precipitate heavenly feeling intimacy bleep et etc 7 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by wheesin(m): 5:29pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Kobolanders are usually cranked up... Did i just say kobo.... E.G Walk on ur legs(my principal in sec school says dat alot) Think with ur brain.. (no am thinking with my azz) Shut up and stop talking.. (like wat da furck) Other useless ERRORS Rita dummynick Banana manshuan All by U KNOW WHO ESE... EDOBOY 4 LIFE AND DEATH 2 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Yahoo1(m): 5:30pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
non.sense, abeg who is dat gal @ the extreme end* ..... 1 Like |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by lifehacker: 5:30pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
this atheist again 2 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by Nobody: 5:31pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
Quickquick smalllsmall fastfast slowslow sharpsharp and so on and so on 5 Likes |
| Re: Common Grammatical Tautologies by achael(m): 5:31pm On Nov 23, 2013 |
"Rise on your feet" What do we rise on before, our hands? 4 Likes |
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