Thursday, 22 May 2025

pedantic or correct?


I like to use exactly the right word or phrase Though I expect that most readers read the meaning and don't care about weak phrasing.

In the paper today an Opinion writer offered his "sincere condolences".

Why the word "sincere"? If the condolences were sincere, why double-up on the sincerity?
If the condolences were *not* sincere, why mention them in the first place?

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Dr Nick Lethbridge... Churchlands
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