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A tautophrase is an expression that repeats the same words, for example: ‘It is what it is.’ It is a relatively new word coined by the New York Times journalist William Safire in 2006, based on the word tautology, meaning ‘redundant’. Tautophrases are a good way to end a conversation, because you are expressing an unanswerable truth. Your listener may not be able to reply immediately because they can’t decide whether what they just heard was incredibly profound or completely meaningless. Far from being ‘nonsensical’ or ‘redundant’, each tautophrase has its own distinct meaning, as seen in the 40 examples below.
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Understanding Tautophrases – Matching Part 1
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Understanding Tautophrases – Matching Part 2
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