Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies(avoid redundancies by not using unnecessary repetitions and superfluous words)The use of pleonasms results in a superfluity of words, sometimes deliberately, for emphasis; or the unnecessary repetitions resulting from a lack of the realization that such terms are redundant. temporary reprieve
One of the meanings of "reprieve" is "temporary relief from harm or discomfort".
The hoi polloi
This term, hoi, means "the"; so, The hoi polloi means: The the polloi (common people).
The La Brea Tar Pits
The The Tar Tar Pits
tiny speck
top priority
total chaos
total destruction
totally blind
totally deaf
totally demolished
totally empty
totally full
totally unnecessary
true facts
tuna fish
* The pleonasms followed by an asterisk (*) came from an essay, "The Affluent Rich"; by Nat Boynton in his book, Media Rare. My special thanks to Mr. Jerry Gordon for contributing a copy of the essay so I could go through it and pick out the "UR's" (Unnecessary Redundancies) or pleonasms. Please contribute any pleonasms you may come across from any of the media and let's make this list even more significant as it expands. You may send your suggestion, or suggestions, to e-mail contact or use this e-mail address: words@wordinfo.info A unit of pleio-, plio- words meaning, "more, most; excessive; multiple". If there are any numbers below, use them to see other pages in this unit.
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