atw: Re: Is 'GIF format' a pleonasm?

Hello Peter.

 

Er, I did actually mean 'very entertained'. The terms 'very' and 'highly'
are both intensifiers. According to the Collins Australian Dictionary,
'very' is used to add emphasis to adjectives that are able to be graded
(e.g. very entertained). Conversely, I agree that 'highly entertained'
sounds better. ;-)

 

Thank you for your contribution!

 

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From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Bloxsom
Sent: Wednesday, 23 November 2005 3:37 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Is 'GIF format' a pleonasm?

 

Hello, Jessica. Don't you mean highly entertained? ;-)

 

Yes, I suppose "GIF format" is technically a pleonasm (and "PDF format"
likewise). If we're fastidious enough, we can say "GIF file" and "PDF file"
instead of using the word "format". 

 

Now I need to finish my BAS statement and then get some cash out of an ATM
machine -- if I can read the LCD display and remember my PIN number. 

     

Some members of this list may be interested in The Prig Page (including
tests of grammatical priggery) at
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5229/p_.htm.

 

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Peter Bloxsom
http://www.netpublish.net
peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Jessica Kloiber-Deane <mailto:jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 4:46 PM

Subject: atw: Is 'GIF format' a pleonasm?

 

Hello, I recently subscribed to austechwriter and thereafter I have been
silently amused by the degree of fastidiousness. I have been very
entertained!

 

I have two questions: considering GIF is an acronym for Graphics Interchange
Format, is 'GIF format' a redundant phrase? If so, is the phrase 'JPEG
format' technically correct? 

 

Regards,

Jessica Kloiber-Deane.

 

jessica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

www.elementpublishing.com.au <http://www.elementpublishing.com.au/>

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