#tautology

[aistobascistod]

Tautology : Tautology :: Tautology : Tautology

[d1s4strous]

inventing a new logic gate, TAUT, the tauto-logic gate. The input is either 1 or it isn't, thus the output is always 1.

[jonibonfemme]

sorry I can’t come in to work today because I don’t have a job

[bedlam-moon]

like this post to instantly like this post

[omnybus]

"It could be good if done right" yeah well I think it'd be even better if they do an absolute fucking dogshit job instead

[sphxxshthealien]

not that anyone asked but my linguistics hot take is that tautological redundancy is not a mistake that must be corrected, but is a useful tool in communication. To intentionally flout the maxim of quantity is to intentionally convey a different meaning, so phrases such as “global pandemic” may seem redundant (all pandemics are global), but they are useful because they bring emphasis towards the “global” part; you now know that i’m referring to an international impact rather than the pathogen itself. (It’s over-exaggerated, if you will.) It can also be used for clarification: earlier I said “intentionally flout” despite how “flouting” in the context of Grice’s maxims usually implies intentionality, but specifying this avoids assuming that the reader knows it, so the statement is more clear. I also said “tautological redundancy” in the first sentence because I thought it would be funny

and yes, this all comes from a grudge i still hold against my teacher from when i was eleven years old who marked me down for writing “fatal death” even though i was clearly using it as a comedic hyperbole

[dougielombax]

“It’s called return because….we return.”

….

Well, yes Alan….

That would be tautologically necessary….

[railwayhistorical]

Melchiade 1

Made while I was study non-toxic photo-lithography at Studio Camnitzer in Valdottavo, Tuscany.

One photograph by Richard Koenig; taken 2000.