Sometimes we are redundant. We repeat ourselves. We say something we've said before. And sometimes it's OK. Someone, I forget whom, told me that when you use different words to say the same thing, it shows only that you're trying really, really hard not to repeat yourself. Or that you have access to a thesaurus.
I am guilty of this literary tic. How many times have I referred to my bicycle as my "mount" or "steed"?
Of course, I am not the only person to use equine-related terminology for bicycles and bicycling. (Why do we call bicycle seats "saddles?") Moreover, more than a few have folks have used horse-related metaphors and imagery to portray human-powered two-wheeled ambulation. Hey, the owners of North Division Bicycle, a well-regarded shop in Spokane, Washington.
I've never been to The Evergreen State's "Second City." The first syllable of its name is pronounced "Spoke." If that doesn't suggest cycling, I don't know what does.
(Who would be the Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse?)
I am guilty of this literary tic. How many times have I referred to my bicycle as my "mount" or "steed"?
Of course, I am not the only person to use equine-related terminology for bicycles and bicycling. (Why do we call bicycle seats "saddles?") Moreover, more than a few have folks have used horse-related metaphors and imagery to portray human-powered two-wheeled ambulation. Hey, the owners of North Division Bicycle, a well-regarded shop in Spokane, Washington.
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I've never been to The Evergreen State's "Second City." The first syllable of its name is pronounced "Spoke." If that doesn't suggest cycling, I don't know what does.
(Who would be the Four Cyclists of the Apocalypse?)
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