My new favorite word: pleonasm (n.) - the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning, either as a fault of style or for emphasis
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Replying to @DaveHogue
@DaveHogue is there an equivalent term for using more letters or syllables than necessary? Like 'colour' or 'aluminium' ;)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @KristinHenry
@KristinHenry good question, and I don't know. I suppose extraneous is too common and familiar?
10:24 PM - 5 May 2016
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