Feb 172009
3 Responses to “Extra words”
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Why do people say “those ones” instead of just “those?” “Ones” doesn’t even make sense.
Why do people say “whether or not” when “whether” would do, or “the reason is because” or “the fact that” or other wordy remarks? To take up space? Because they think it makes them sound smart? They all need a copy of Strunk and White.
That’s a great explanation! I think, though, that lately I have seen “price point” used to discuss the cost of a single item being offered for sale – outside the context of retailing pricing.