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Old 30-Oct-2006, 15:36
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OK, this one is driving me nuts. What is it called when you use a phrase such as "hold fast"? Overkill comes to mind, lol.
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Old 30-Oct-2006, 15:47
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do you have any contexts for the whole thing???
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Old 30-Oct-2006, 16:34
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Well, never mind on this one. A friend and I have been quizzing each other on things such as what is a contranym and I misunderstood his quiz. Thank you for your time though!!
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Old 30-Oct-2006, 22:52
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OK, this one is driving me nuts. What is it called when you use a phrase such as "hold fast"? Overkill comes to mind, lol.
You may be thinking of tautology, redundancy, or pleonasm.

I don't think any of them apply to that example, however.

You may also be thinking of oxymoron, which it can be, depending on how many definitions of "fast" you know.
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