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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread unnecessary adjectives #169204 07/14/2007 8:32 AM Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 GeorgiasGrandad stranger GeorgiasGrandad stranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Is there a word for unnecessary adjectives, as in 'a round circle'? My local paper's latest one is 'underwater divers' or am I being pedantic? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted unnecessary adjectives GeorgiasGrandad 07/14/2007 8:32 AM Re: unnecessary adjectives Hydra 07/14/2007 11:40 AM Re: unnecessary adjectives Faldage 07/14/2007 12:54 PM Re: unnecessary adjectives Faldage 07/14/2007 10:01 PM Re: unnecessary adjectives Zed 07/17/2007 8:10 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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