Do you say things like “ATM Machine” or “PIN Number”? Then you have RAS Syndrome, which stands for Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome. Itself being a redundant acronym..
From the Wiki:
RAS syndrome stands for redundant acronym syndrome syndrome and refers to the redundant use of one or more of the words that make up an acronym or initialism with the abbreviation itself, thus in effect repeating one or more words. Usage commentators consider such redundant acronyms poor style and an error to be avoided in writing, though they are common in speech.[1]
The term “RAS syndrome” is itself a redundant acronym,[2][3] and thus is an example of self-referential humor.
Truly… the more you know.
0 responses so far ↓
There are no comments yet...Kick things off by filling out the form below.
You must log in to post a comment.