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Originally Posted By: GeorgiasGrandadIs 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?
I would say that in the case of "underwater divers", yes, you are being pedantic. You would not include olympic divers or sky divers in the category of underwater divers, or at least I would not. But to answer your question they commented on it in the context of "pilotless drones" (IIRC) over at Language Log some time ago, but I don't have time right now to track it down. You might look around there.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted unnecessary adjectives GeorgiasGrandad 07/14/07 08:32 AM Re: unnecessary adjectives Hydra 07/14/07 11:40 AM Re: unnecessary adjectives Faldage 07/14/07 12:54 PM Re: unnecessary adjectives Faldage 07/14/07 10:01 PM Re: unnecessary adjectives Zed 07/17/07 08:10 PM
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