Timeline for Is it redundant to say that something is "clearly evident"?
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| Aug 12, 2014 at 11:21 | comment | added | anaximander | It's possible that the intent was to state that the volume of resources is evident, and the fact that it's evident is clear. Thus, clearly evident. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 10:41 | comment | added | anongoodnurse | @BlessedGeek - I'm not sure I follow. Clear and present danger means obvious and immediate, or imminent lawless action. Clear and present aren't synonyms. Clear and evident are. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 9:27 | comment | added | jay_t55 | @Zoe, you are correct. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 9:11 | comment | added | Zoe | I think clearly evident emphsasizes that the reciever of the sentence is an idiot. Or not. There's just something about the tone of using clearly. | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 8:55 | answer | added | Edwin Ashworth | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 0:53 | answer | added | John G | timeline score: -1 | |
| Aug 12, 2014 at 0:22 | comment | added | Blessed Geek | Clear and Present Danger. | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 23:02 | answer | added | Mark Raishbrook | timeline score: 0 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 22:02 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Aug 11, 2014 at 21:56 | vote | accept | Ben | ||
| Aug 11, 2014 at 21:45 | answer | added | user39425 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 21:09 | comment | added | Mitch | It's a pleonasm. They are not identical but 'evident' does have a connotation of 'clear' so it might be jarring to some. Or, because 'evident' is weak, it could just be extra emphasis. | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 21:07 | answer | added | anongoodnurse | timeline score: 7 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 21:04 | answer | added | saritonin | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 20:59 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Aug 11, 2014 at 20:58 | answer | added | Cyberherbalist | timeline score: 11 | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 20:52 | comment | added | user85526 | I don't think so. Either because something can be evident but not clearly so, or because clearly emphasizes evident. | |
| Aug 11, 2014 at 20:44 | review | First posts | |||
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| Aug 11, 2014 at 20:41 | history | asked | Ben | CC BY-SA 3.0 |