Traycer ([identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/traycer_/) wrote in [community profile] fandom_grammar 2009-03-25 05:43 pm (UTC)

As I mentioned to [livejournal.com profile] sidlj, 'cried out' really isn't an exception, because you could use the word 'yelled' and get the same result.

But 'forced out', 'ground out' and 'pointed out' need to go together

Again, there are alternate words that could be used in these examples, but just as important, these words should not be used as vocalization. 'Ground out', for example, is a baseball term, but even if used (liberally) as a vocalization, you could still replace it with 'growled'. And 'forced out' is another example of having absolutely nothing to do with vocalization and should not be used in that context.

Basically, there are no exceptions to the rule when it comes to redundancies. We just need to find an alternate way of saying something to get our meaning across.


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