It's not really a tautologymore a case of RAS Syndrome
(
emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Fri 14 May 2010, 12:25,
archived)
is that what people get when they give away their PIN number?
Mighty Nibus who dares gins | @nibus,
Fri 14 May 2010, 12:33,
archived)
^thisand most of the examples above aren't tautologies. Not all viruses are HIV, not all providers provide internet service.
( JebediahSpringfield,
Fri 14 May 2010, 12:49,
archived)
Tautology: 1. (Linguistics / Grammar) the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyedErgo, in the case of ISP provider, stating the word provider is unnecessary as it has already been covered in the acronym ISP
(,
Fri 14 May 2010, 12:57,
archived)
1. Logica. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”
b. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
We can't go allowing people to change the language as they see fit, what next, the word Internet in the dictionary?!
(b. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
We can't go allowing people to change the language as they see fit, what next, the word Internet in the dictionary?!
JebediahSpringfield,
Fri 14 May 2010, 13:30,
archived)