Comments on: Just Wondering: ATM Machines

By: MamasBoy

MamasBoy — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:21:03 +0000

Let’s not forget the phrase “tuna fish”

In my experience, most people start dropping the redundancy in conversation once they start thinking about it. I’ve no idea why so many phrases are like this.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:13:35 +0000

Automated Teller Machine - ATM

Thomas

By: TC

TC — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:54:50 +0000

not redundant – but still makes you ask why…

drive on a parkway

park on a driveway

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:36:13 +0000

"Queso cheese dip” - EXTRA cheesy goodness!

By: psalm8410

psalm8410 — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:14:48 +0000

I knew someone who knew someone that used to say queso cheese dip.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:02:29 +0000

The hot water heater example above is one of my favorites for the “Department of Redundancy Department” category.

How about the Rio Grande River, or my favorite from my home town of Boulder, CO - Table Mesa? Some will claim these are unfair examples, since they’re Spanish, but I think you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in the West or Southwest US that doesn’t know “rio” means “river”.

By: euphrony

euphrony — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:23:42 +0000

I always just say ATM.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:16:18 +0000

ha ha ha… that’s true.

By: Guilty Secret

Guilty Secret — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:17:04 +0000

And a PIN number.

By: Kat

Kat — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:39:38 +0000

Ha! I’d never thought of that.