“… the biggest in recorded history.”
January 3rd, 2008, by Kirk MahoneyI heard this on the “60 Minutes” television program.
Problem:
The adjective “recorded” is redundant for this sentence.
Explanation:
The noun “history” essentially means a record of past events.
So (quote) “recorded history” (unquote) would be translated to a recorded [sic] record of past events.
Solution:
“… the biggest in history.”
Copyright © 2008 Kirk Mahoney, Ph.D.
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