Comments on: Self-Editing #7: Redundant Pleonasms http://boughanfire.com/2010/09/self-editing-7-redundant-pleonasms/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 01:40:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Faith http://boughanfire.com/2010/09/self-editing-7-redundant-pleonasms/#comment-12232 Faith Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:22:28 +0000 http://boughanfire.com/?p=931#comment-12232 Jessica -- You're welcome! I just learned the word when I was writing it... haha. Barbara -- Oh man, that's a bad one for me too. I've cut plenty of those lately... *shudder* Bethany -- Ooh, if you use lots of pleonasms, does that make you pleonistic? It *sounds* right, and if it's not a word, it should be! Jessica — You’re welcome! I just learned the word when I was writing it… haha.

Barbara — Oh man, that’s a bad one for me too. I’ve cut plenty of those lately… *shudder*

Bethany — Ooh, if you use lots of pleonasms, does that make you pleonistic? It *sounds* right, and if it’s not a word, it should be!

]]> By: Bethany http://boughanfire.com/2010/09/self-editing-7-redundant-pleonasms/#comment-12227 Bethany Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:52:04 +0000 http://boughanfire.com/?p=931#comment-12227 Oh dear! I'm sure I'm very guilty of this. Must go take a peek at all my writing to edit all my pleonistic (is that a word?) tendencies! Oh dear! I’m sure I’m very guilty of this. Must go take a peek at all my writing to edit all my pleonistic (is that a word?) tendencies!

]]> By: Barbara Ann Wright http://boughanfire.com/2010/09/self-editing-7-redundant-pleonasms/#comment-12170 Barbara Ann Wright Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:01:37 +0000 http://boughanfire.com/?p=931#comment-12170 I used to be a bad one for, "she nodded her head." Now I mercilessly cut those from others' writing. I used to be a bad one for, “she nodded her head.” Now I mercilessly cut those from others’ writing.

]]> By: Jessica http://boughanfire.com/2010/09/self-editing-7-redundant-pleonasms/#comment-12160 Jessica Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:29:59 +0000 http://boughanfire.com/?p=931#comment-12160 Hahaa, yes, pleonasm does sound like a nasty, invisible bug. Thanks for teaching me something new today! Hahaa, yes, pleonasm does sound like a nasty, invisible bug. Thanks for teaching me something new today!

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