Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words repitition versus redundancy
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
A question for my word maven friends....for most people the term redundancy implies repitition. If I say something exactly the same way three times I am being both repititious and redundant. I am looking for a word that describes saying that same thing different ways. If I give people two different examples of the same concept, what would that be--certainly it isn;t repititious but might it be redundant. It is sort of like triangulation when someone or some thing is being located. You take a reading in one direction and then a second reading from a slightly different angle. At the point of intersection, you find the person or object. In medieval and renaissance times there was a great word for it--copia...but we don't use this word today. Thanks for your help.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ![]()
repitition versus redundancy
daly 11/20/2008 1:09 PM ![]()
Re: repitition versus redundancy
The Pook 11/20/2008 1:46 PM ![]()
Re: repitition versus redundancy
twosleepy 11/20/2008 3:03 PM ![]()
Re: repitition versus redundancy
tsuwm 11/20/2008 4:55 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,916Posts230,469Members9,211 Most Online17,319
Apr 8th, 2026
Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd
9,211 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 11
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 11,273tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,974Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk