That’s not technically redundant. Redundancy assumes there’s been a previous iteration that is duplicated. Telling a mime to shut up is, as DR2000 states, superfluous, but not repetitive since there’s not an apparent previous command. In the end, it’s simply unnecessary and a waste of breath. I’ll bet his teacher knows better.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 7 years ago
I’ll second that!
oldpine52 over 7 years ago
Or, a lying politician.
John Wiley Premium Member over 7 years ago
First they came for the singers, and I did not speak out because I was not a singer.
Then they came for the jugglers, and I did not speak out because I was not a juggler.
Then they came for the mimes, and I did not speak out because I can’t stand pantomime. (At least they went quietly.)
UpaCoCoCreek Premium Member over 7 years ago
!
gmartin997 over 7 years ago
Love that kid.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 7 years ago
A very smart kid.
cubswin2016 over 7 years ago
A mime is a terrible thing to waste.
DrDavy2000 over 7 years ago
That was redundant, prolix, superfluous, pleonastic, and needlessly repetitive.
LV1951 over 7 years ago
Drives me crazy when peoples say “Hot water heater.”
Linguist over 7 years ago
If you’re made redundant in the U.K. , it means you got laid off.
JPuzzleWhiz over 7 years ago
“Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.” — Mark Twain
whisplicka Premium Member over 7 years ago
How about a “tuna fish” sandwich or salad???
scribbly over 7 years ago
That’s not technically redundant. Redundancy assumes there’s been a previous iteration that is duplicated. Telling a mime to shut up is, as DR2000 states, superfluous, but not repetitive since there’s not an apparent previous command. In the end, it’s simply unnecessary and a waste of breath. I’ll bet his teacher knows better.