What's that word for duplicating a word?

[Matt_B]

Darth has used it before, for instance if I put "...in conclusion, I myself, think that..."

The closest I can find is pleonistic, but I don't think that is what I am thinking of.

 

[homer]

Emphatic pronoun, I think

Or a reflexive one

Or that might be complete bollox

 

[Matt_B]

Emphatic pronoun, I think

Or a reflexive one

Or that might be complete bollox

For a while I thought it was tautological, but that was completely wrong too.

 

[homer]

Newts will know..........

 

[Darth Vodka]

pleonasm

a tautology is similar...it's a statement that is always true, pops up in programming if you do it wrong

like:-

if dateLoop>today or dateLoop<=today

is a tautology
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pleonasm
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tautology

incidentally, there is a really strange tendency of people to use "myself" and "yourself" lately instead of me/i/you

"john and myself went the pub"
"sent that to myself"

urgh

 

[enderby fox]

I stumbled into this thread and suddenly realised i should have taken more notice of my english teachers at school cus i haven't heard of any of these words that have been mentioned.

in conclusion i'm a thick twat

 

[homer]

i'm a thick twat

Unnecessary use of an adjective there

 

[City Fan]

Duplication?

 

[Willlow]

Duplication?

Duplication?

 

[Macky]

there is a really strange tendency of people to use "myself" and "yourself" lately instead of me/i/you

"john and myself went the pub"
"sent that to myself"

urgh

Nothing strange about that at all, I think it's just the rest of the British Isles catching up with us in Ireland on how to speak correctly. :icon_wink

 

[Matt_B]

OK Darth, thought it was something else. Was bugging me!

 

[SJN-Fox]

I think you'll find it is Tautology, ie using two (or more) words that mean the same thing. for example I, myself or; suddenly without warning.

 

[Darth Vodka]

I stumbled into this thread and suddenly realised i should have taken more notice of my english teachers at school cus i haven't heard of any of these words that have been mentioned.

in conclusion i'm a thick twat

nah, you now use it in another thread and look like a smart arse git

that's what i did!

 

[drummindefender]

Newts will know..........

He knew last week

 

[Matt_B]

I think you'll find it is Tautology, ie using two (or more) words that mean the same thing. for example I, myself or; suddenly without warning.

I thought tautology meant using two conflicting word, ie it is isn't it

 

[SJN-Fox]

I thought tautology meant using two conflicting word, ie it is isn't it

No that's an oxymoron

 

[spionfox]

No that's an oxymoron

Best know example, Microsoft Works :icon_lol:

 

[Singth]

No that's an oxymoron

Stop your namecalling SJN :icon_bigg

 

[Darth Vodka]

Best know example, Microsoft Works :icon_lol:

 

[Darth Vodka]

I thought tautology meant using two conflicting word, ie it is isn't it

conflicting things are a contradiction...the opposite to a tautology

"it is, isn't it?" is just a question