On 6/11/2014 6:46 PM, 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."
Well, you wouldn't want it to test positive for female semen, would you?
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