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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Redundant acronym term

Hello,
Can anyone tell me what is the term when a person mistakenly repeats the last word in in an acronym following the acronym.
i.e. "the GPS system"
Since GPS stands for Global Positioning System the above phrase would have a redundant word (system, system)

I was watching a show and i heard it refereed as a " Ta-Tagee" (phonetic spelling)
I tried to guess the correct spelling, but I can't and it's driving me mad!
Emotion: smile

btw the show is the latest Dr. Who series, season 4 episode 4 ~ 28 minutes in.

Thanks!
  

Top answer

tautology I always say that it's one for the Department of Redundancy Department.

— Enoon

  • tautology I always say that it's one for the Department of Redundancy Department.
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tautology

I always say that it's one for the Department of Redundancy Department.
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AnonymousCan anyone tell me what is the term when a person mistakenly repeats the last word in in an acronym following the acronym.i.e. "the GPS system"
Enoon is correct, but this practice is so common that I hardly think it can be called a mistake, Redundancy is a common feature of natural utterance and in such as this case it serves to clarify the meaning
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Mister Micawberbut this practice is so common that I hardly think it can be called a mistake, Redundancy is a common feature of natural utterance and in such as this case it serves to clarify the meaning for the listener who is unfamiliar with the acronym. One I frequently meet and also use is 'TOEFL test'.
I also think that we become so accustomed to using th
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