Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies

By Surferbill - Last updated: Thursday, May 12, 2005 - Save & Share - Leave a Comment

What’s it called when people say “PIN number” (Personal Identification Number number)? Or “HTTP protocol” (HyperText Transfer Protocol protocol)? You know, when they’re being redundant, usually because of an acronym…

It’s a tautology!

 

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