[LMB] OT: Tautological placemames!

Doctor Nightfall musko_no_kaji at hotmail.com
Wed Apr 4 13:42:15 BST 2007


>>PIN Number
>
>Or even: Personal Identification PIN Number

I've seen that one before. I tend to think of it as "Missing Parentheses 
Syndrome". I mean, ti would make much better sense if it were "Personal 
Identification (PIN) Number", wouldn't it?

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