A Rare Linguistic Beast

In a feat of ipsiflagellant Narcissism that shouldn’t be possible in only four words, the seemingly innocent phrase “free gift with purchase” manages both to restate itself unnecessarily and to contradict itself. Which makes it a redundant oxymoron. The species remains on the endangered list, but shows signs of vitality that give preservationists reason to hope for an eventual recovery.

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3 Responses to A Rare Linguistic Beast

  1. Frank C Turner says:

    There are 143,000 results for “free gift with purchase” on google.

  2. bt says:

    Ha! Rare but popular.

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