So, now what?...

By Vichara

At some point your mind will bring you to the brink where you will need to deal with your immortality. As harsh as these words may seem, you will need to become acquainted with this part of you. As that famous quote by that 1970’s rock icon goes, “no one gets out of here alive”. As easy as it is to breathe while you are reading this, you will cease to be this living creature with a name attached to it for identification. So what do you do in the meantime?

pleonasm • \PLEE-uh-naz-um\ • noun
1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense : redundancy
2 : an instance or example of pleonasm

Example Sentence:
"One pleonasm that bugs me is 'free gift,'" said Donna. "After all, how can anything be a gift if it isn't free?"

Did you know?
"Pleonasm," which stems via Late Latin from the Greek verb "pleonazein" ("to be excessive"), is a fancy word for "redundancy." It's related to our words "plus" and "plenty," and ultimately it goes back to the Greek word for "more," which is "pleōn." Pleonasm is commonly considered a fault of style, but it can also serve a useful function. "Extra" words can sometimes be helpful to a speaker or writer in getting a message across, adding emphasis, or simply adding an appealing sound and rhythm to a phrase -- as, for example, with the pleonasm "I saw it with my own eyes!"