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RANDOM MUSINGS FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL

1/05/2022

THIS N THAT

Concerning the importance of preparation:  "If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe."  - - Abraham Lincoln
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Concerning the confusion of words:  "If I had thirty-eight cows and twenty-eight chickens, how many didn't?"
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A pleonasm is a redundancy - the use of unnecessary words duplicating a meaning.  In general, they are poor writing or speech.  But sometimes, they just sound right.   Here's a common example:  "I saw it with my own eyes." 
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The compass app on my iPhone tells me my current elevation above sea level.  Mine, at home, say 930ft.
Could that be right?  Sounds high to me.  What does yours say? 
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 And, the question of the day:  "Who Dey ?"
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