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Department of redundancy department
I see that NBC (a TV network) has a new show called "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax". I wonder how many of their viewers notice that the title is redundant. As well as redundant. If they must be repetitive, they could at least make it "The $25-Million-Dollar Hoax", but I'm sure the hyphens are too much to ask for.
Maybe they really mean for it to be read "the twenty-five dollar million dollar hoax", sort of a cut-rate reality show.
Ray Heindl
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Maybe they really mean for it to be read "the twenty-five dollar million dollar hoax", sort of a cut-rate reality show.
Ray Heindl
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Or "Dollar twenty-five million hoax" Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollar sign is redundant and unnecessary.
- Or "Dollar twenty-five million hoax" Now, seriously, I agree with you.
- I believe that the superfluous dollar sign is redundant and unnecessary.
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Or "Dollar twenty-five million hoax" 
Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollar sign is redundant
Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollar sign is redundant
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[nq:1]Or "Dollar twenty-five million hoax" Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollarsign is redundant
Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollarsign is redundant00
[nq:1]I see that NBC (a TV network) has a new show called "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax". I wonder how ... they really mean for it to be read "the twenty-five dollar million dollar hoax", sort of a cut-rate reality show.[/nq]
I recently came across a box of rubber bands which had a printed price tag reading "$125c" (I use "c" here to represent the "cent sign" which was actually used.)
I recently came across a box of rubber bands which had a printed price tag reading "$125c" (I use "c" here to represent the "cent sign" which was actually used.)
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Ray Heindl filted:
[nq:1]I see that NBC (a TV network) has a new show called "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax". I wonder how ... they could at least make it "The $25-Million-Dollar Hoax", but I'm sure the hyphens are too much to ask for.[/nq]
Not the first time a title has contained a nested part of itself...Brad Pitt was in a movie called (if one believes the posters) "Se7en", and a certain g
[nq:1]I see that NBC (a TV network) has a new show called "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax". I wonder how ... they could at least make it "The $25-Million-Dollar Hoax", but I'm sure the hyphens are too much to ask for.[/nq]
Not the first time a title has contained a nested part of itself...Brad Pitt was in a movie called (if one believes the posters) "Se7en", and a certain g
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[nq:1]I see that NBC (a TV network) has a new show called "The $25 Million Dollar Hoax". I wonder how ... they really mean for it to be read "the twenty-five dollar million dollar hoax", sort of a cut-rate reality show.[/nq]
I think Google must be adding more punctuation and symbols to what it indexes I now get meaningful results for things like "The $6". But not "The " - I wonder why one and
I think Google must be adding more punctuation and symbols to what it indexes I now get meaningful results for things like "The $6". But not "The " - I wonder why one and
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[nq:1]I recently came across a box of rubber bands which had a printed price tag reading "$125c" (I use "c" here to represent the "cent sign" which was actually used.)[/nq]
I had an interesting time at my local Walmart not long ago:
I spotted an item marked at 0.99c (cents). It was not a made-up, on-the-spot price tag, but had rather been professionally printed and was part of the sea
I had an interesting time at my local Walmart not long ago:
I spotted an item marked at 0.99c (cents). It was not a made-up, on-the-spot price tag, but had rather been professionally printed and was part of the sea
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[nq:1]Now, seriously, I agree with you. I believe that the superfluous dollar sign is redundant and unnecessary.[/nq]
It's also superfluous.
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://oakroadsystems.com/
"And if you're afraid of butter, which many people are nowa- days, (long pause) yo
It's also superfluous.
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://oakroadsystems.com/
"And if you're afraid of butter, which many people are nowa- days, (long pause) yo
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It's also redundant too, as well as unnecessarily useless and needless.
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[nq:2]It's also superfluous.[/nq]
[nq:1]It's also redundant too, as well as unnecessarily useless and needless.[/nq]
Did anyone mention it being like perfume on a pig?
Maria Conlon
[nq:1]It's also redundant too, as well as unnecessarily useless and needless.[/nq]
Did anyone mention it being like perfume on a pig?
Maria Conlon
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