Matthew Hunt wrote: >On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Stanley Halpin ><[email protected]> wrote: > >> Apart from the lack of meaning in the sentence quoted, it includes one of >> those strange >> repetitive and redundant turns of phrase which really grates on my nerves. >> Together, >> both partners have a combined history > >My Spousal Unit watches true-crime shows on TV, and the law >enforcement officers they interview are apparently paid by the >syllable. My favorite redundancy from this evening's episode: "It >tested positive for male semen."
Technically, sperm that carries a Y chromosome could be said to be "male" sperm and that with an X chromosome could be said to be a "female" sperm. But I don't think that's what they meant :) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
