REDUNDANT WORDS - PLEONASMS IV
Conversational English is filled with redundant phrases - where two or more words are used when - grammatically - one word would suffice. Expressions like future plans, aid and abet, same routine, whether or not, gather together - and hundreds of others are so ingrained in the language that it would by silly to try to "correct" them. The are benign errors, and they add variety and color to conversation.
Nevertheless, it's interesting sometimes to take note of them, especially ones we take for granted, but have interesting word combinations and also the ones that really are too wordy. A key word from a common redundant phrase (also formally known as a pleonasm) is given below. See if you can beef it up with an extra word or two to form a comfortable, but redundant phrase. #1 is an acronym.
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