{"id":1037,"date":"2009-04-06T06:36:49","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T11:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2009-04-06T06:44:37","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T11:44:37","slug":"department-of-redundancy-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"Department of Redundancy Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed how often people use redundant phrases without even realizing it? Here are a few examples. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ATM Machine &#8211; Since ATM stands for Automatic Teller Machine, the incorrect version is actually saying Automatic Teller Machine Machine.<\/li>\n<li>PIN Number &#8211; Similarly, a PIN is a Personal Identification Number, so it&#8217;s unnecessary to add an extra &#8220;number&#8221; at the end.<\/li>\n<li>Hot Water Heater &#8211; As opposed to the cold water heater? Jenny used to work for a plumbing company, and apparently plumbers HATE this one.<\/li>\n<li>Tuna Fish &#8211; I&#8217;d rather have the tuna <em>chicken<\/em>, thanks.<\/li>\n<li>Cease and Desist &#8211; Can I cease and <em>persist <\/em>instead?<\/li>\n<li>Please RSVP &#8211; RSVP is an abbreviation for the French phrase <em>repondez s&#8217;il vous plait<\/em> or literally <em>respond if you please<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you enjoy studying quirks like these, here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/grammar.about.com\/od\/words\/a\/redundancies.htm\" target=\"_blank\">another website that lists dozens more<\/a>. Can you think of any redundant phrases, particularly ones that really irritate you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you noticed how often people use redundant phrases without even realizing it? Here are a few examples. ATM Machine &#8211; Since ATM stands for Automatic Teller Machine, the incorrect version is actually saying Automatic Teller Machine Machine. PIN Number &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/?p=1037\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.andybox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}