This post is about tautology, a figure of speech where a word or phrase is unnecessary since the same idea is already in the sentence. It is not necessarily wrong, but it can be annoying and is not good style. Consider the following examples. Are some more acceptable than others?
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The last 2 annoy me more than the first three! My husband always shouts, "You can't reverse forwards!" when someone says the first one on the television. If you want to share any tautologies that annoy you, please comment!
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