A.M. in the morning

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This is SO commonly, and annoyingly used…
Wgoode1

Our local weatherman uses this phrase – over and over and over. It drives me nuts!
Vaikommadhu

It reminds me the common usage ‘fell down’, while ‘fell’ is enough. Nothing and no one can ‘fall up’.
Vaikom Madhu, Kottayam, Kerala, India

pleonasm: 1. the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy. 2. an instance of this, as free gift or true fact. 3. a redundant word or expression.
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