made out of

by wpengine on May 19, 2013

Discuss this pleonasm in the comments below.

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  • TheCaoth

    How is this a pleonasm?

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  • Peterlongstaff

    I think it can be depending on use. Made of Wood, made out of wood, the word out is redundant. But this is not always true. for example we wouldn’t say made of a tree but we would say made out of a tree.

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