Saturday, August 6, 2011

Enough Already! (redundant expressions)

I don't know about you, but I'm getting tired of hearing the word "absolutely." Enough said.

Also creeping into our speech is the repetition of the word "is." Sometimes it's correct, as in "What the problem is is too much eating without sufficient exercise." A sentence like that may be awkward but it's not incorrect, and it's definitely not common. Usually a sentence with "is" as a verb uses "is" only once.  My concern IS that we are consuming too many calories and not getting enough exercise.

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