Pleonasms

Redundancy is rule of life and part of our daily language. You don't trust me? Tell me that you don't use these phrases:

- Intermediate between: if its intermediate, it automatically means its between two things. you don't have to say it twice.

- Revert back: you revert to or go back to and not revert back to. If you revert back to something yo will end up in completely different direction.

- Plan ahead: well if you are planning, it will be in advance. Thats why its called planning!

- Advance reservations: Again reservations are always made in advance and not on the spot.

- Advance warning: imagine giving the warning after the event has happened.

- Armed gunman: well if he is a gunman, he automatically has a gun and hence is armed, for crying out loud.

- Baby boy was born: I know, you don't see anything wrong with this, do you? How about if I say baby is redundant? Who can born but a baby?

- Free gift: Gifts are supposed to be free, signor.

- Frozen ice: As opposed to boiling ice?

- Commute back and forth: When you commute, you do go back and forth.

- Unexpected surprise: Is there something like expected surprise?

- Regular routine:So whats your irregular routine?

- Difficult dilemma: Dilemmas are always difficult, trust me.

- Green in color: As opposed to Green in taste or Green in smell?

- Poisonous venom: Oh please, snake that bit me had non-poisonous venom. :)

- Reason is because: you are an idiot?

- Pair of twins: means four people, i.e., two sets of twins.

- Autobiography of my life: as opposed to autobiography of someone else's life?

- at 12 noon: At noon means at 1200 hours. It can't be at 1100 hrs or 1300hrs, can it?