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Blogs > sexyldy1000 > Lady’s Lair 📚 🖊

Eliminate Redundant Words
 

sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/21/2021 6:04 pm
    Quoting hogknot:
    Many people are guilty of those. One of my pet peeves revolves around the auto industry. People referring to the VIN number. VIN is Vehicle Identification Number. No need to say number after VIN.
Yes that's another good example . Thanks for stopping by and commenting.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/21/2021 6:05 pm
    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    This was definitely a great grammar lesson today thanks for sharing as this was a great place to share these. I hope you enjoy a terrific Tuesday..
You know I do enjoy posting about a variety of topics. Today was a long work day so I am looking forward to having the next 2 days off. Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/21/2021 6:06 pm
    Quoting Apollo602021:
    My wife says that I should apply more oral discipline!
Thank sounds like a challenge!


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/21/2021 6:07 pm
    Quoting lonlyforlove2:
    Thanks for the lessons, English has been my only language for the better part of a century, some of these just creep into text, Not sure that I have used any of your illustrations but I will make a mental note to just not do it..
These are only a few examples. Things slip into our everyday lexicon and they become very difficult to change or eliminate.


easyrider4008 67M
2562 posts
9/21/2021 11:48 pm

 With most arguments there are two sides and I agree with some of the points you make but what gets me is the use of abbreviations in place names or trade jargon that no one outside the industry have the foggiest what they mean, 'New Speak', or laziness?


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/22/2021 12:10 pm
    Quoting easyrider4008:
    With most arguments there are two sides and I agree with some of the points you make but what gets me is the use of abbreviations in place names or trade jargon that no one outside the industry have the foggiest what they mean, 'New Speak', or laziness?
You raise some excellent points. In the industry I was in, I hated when they would duplicate acronyms and cause total confusion!


justskin1 72M
13175 posts
9/25/2021 11:54 am

 A good post that brings up a much needed reminder. Not sure how much it will help as I believe most people do not pay a lot of attention to what the write.
One of the examples, Blatently obvious actually does not quit use two words that mean the quite the same thing. I think of Blatent as meaning in your face obvious. One of the things I love about English is that it has so many words that mean almost the same thing but with a slightly different "flavor". The variety of such words also helps one to craft sentences that flow smoothly or roughly per intent.
If you see me in the real world, come say "Hi Justskin."

I always behave. Preferably not well.


sexyldy1000 68F  
9607 posts
9/25/2021 5:37 pm
    Quoting justskin1:
    A good post that brings up a much needed reminder. Not sure how much it will help as I believe most people do not pay a lot of attention to what the write.
    One of the examples, Blatently obvious actually does not quit use two words that mean the quite the same thing. I think of Blatent as meaning in your face obvious. One of the things I love about English is that it has so many words that mean almost the same thing but with a slightly different "flavor". The variety of such words also helps one to craft sentences that flow smoothly or roughly per intent.
Whether or not this post helps is beyond my span of control. I like to share what I consider interesting information. What others do with the details is up to them . English is complicated and learning the subtleties can be a lifelong challenge.


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