I was reading a post and there in my face was "vin number" Now that sorta just is a pet peeve of mine. I tolerate it but yet I cringe ever so slightly when I see things such as "vin number"... Then I thought it might be a good a game to play. List one below, and let's see how many of them we find. Please don't use google, use the ones that make you chuckle or stick like a sharp pin in the butt. Please do tell us why you chose it too... I'll start... VIN Number In case an explanation is in order. VIN = Vehicle Identification Number Hence VIN Number = Vehicle Identification Number Number
You know, word repetition isn't the only type of redundant redundancy. Synonymous words work as well, like... obnoxious teenager
PAM Pulse-amplitude modulation My wife's first name and I live in that environment at work and home, if you get what I mean. No she doesn't read this stuff.
We have a local bank, formerly known as United Missouri Bank, which changed it's name to UMB, and is now known as UMB Bank, or United Missouri Bank................bank...
This one has bugged me since I moved to MD about 11 years ago. UMUC = University of Maryland University College