maoyueh
Member
- Joined
- May 28, 2011
- Member Type
- Retired English Teacher
- Native Language
- Chinese
- Home Country
- Taiwan
- Current Location
- Taiwan
I often hear English teachers in Taiwan say "the answer key to a test," but in the dictionary "a key" means "the printed answers to a test or to the questions in a textbook." I think the word "answer" in "answer key" is redundant, and the two-word term is simply tautological. Do you think the word "answer" before "key" is absolutely necessary? I would appreciate your opinions.:lol: