I Would Like Us to Start Using the Word "Pleonasm" When Applicable, As it is My Wish That We Do So

by royalsreview on Feb 20, 2009 2:13 AM EST in News Comment 16 comments

I'm sanguine on "pleonasm" an awesome word I discovered yesterday in the Rhode-Island Republican (10-18-1809).

A pleonasm is the use of more words than necessary to express a point, specifically in a redundant or repetitive fashion. Sentences can be pleonastic, but usually, with native speakers, most pleonasms occur as phrases.

A classic baseball pleonasm, and a great example, is "advance scouting" ... as opposed to all the other forms of scouting, I suppose. Another common baseball one is "string together."

Let's go crazy:

With frank candor it was revealed to Dick Kaegel that Dayton saw with his own eyes in advance scouting that Jose Guillen, although shown by his past history to be diametrically opposed to the usual customs of good run-saving defense, would be an absolutely essential member of the lineup. With Guillen, an experienced veteran, on-board with the team, it was now perfectly clear that what had once been an empty hole in the middle of the lineup core would now be totally eliminated by a big bopper, a serious menace to opposing teams.

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and yes, it is 2 AM

by royalsreview on Feb 20, 2009 2:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

2 AM in the morning?

"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell

by buddyball on Feb 20, 2009 3:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I think you mean irredundant

Go away! Guys, you're gonna wake up my Mom!

by David Howards Legacy on Feb 20, 2009 10:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pleonasm can be pleasant

Subjects of sentences that don’t really mean anything and merely serve as place-holders (e.g. “It’s raining” or “There’s Kyle Farnsworth”) are called pleonastic pronouns.

It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.

by Juancho on Feb 20, 2009 8:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ok, I'll give it a shot. Royal names and Pleonasm.

Ross Gload isn’t very good.
George Brett was the best Roylas player, has hemorrhoids, shits his pants, and used too much pine tar.
Willie Bloomquist is a replacement level player.
Alex Gordan will have a breakout year, and he is not Gorge Brett.
Mark Teahen is best used as a super utility player, he is not great but is usefull.
Billy Bulter likes baconators and zebra cakes, and he is ONLY 22!
Zack Grinke is a future Cy Young winner, and he likes Chipotle.
German likes to flip his bat.
Duckworth is the MVP. (most valuable Psyduck)
Everyone is a placeholder for Paulo Orlando.
Rowdy Hardy is assumed to be at the top of every list.
AC has marital, drinking, and worst of all, punctuality problems.
Aviles will succumb to sabermetrics and will regress towards the mean, but he will still be good.
Mike Jacobs can hit homeruns but he is still not very good when you add in his defense and poor on base percentage.
Farnsworth’s contracts only redeeming quality is that he might hit A.J.
Guillen is similar to the lion that has a thorn in its paw, only there was no one to pull it out, except for doctors, and they are scary.

Go Royals!

by BabyBlues on Feb 20, 2009 9:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs