r/SipsTea • u/Quenki • 13h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/Trashinmyash 13h ago

Wait until he finds out about hot water heaters or atm machines.

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u/f23n09fnu0w 11h ago

VIN numbers

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u/Pitiful_Truth_5948 10h ago

VIN # Number!

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u/Trashinmyash 11h ago

I think I'm guilty of that one.

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u/Khaztr 12h ago

don't forget about PIN numbers

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u/Trashinmyash 12h ago

Where I can buy my chai tea

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u/prawnk1ng 43m ago

And my nan bread

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u/ItsNotHolland 7h ago

Atm machine makes my hot blood boil

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u/DatBoiRo 13h ago

Or air conditioners

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u/dantes_b1tch 11h ago

Cash points.

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u/isuxirl 13h ago

automatic tellering machine machines?

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u/Trashinmyash 11h ago

Yup! Its redundant phrases

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u/BenRod88 12h ago

Are you heating already hot water in that?

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u/orangecatstudios 11h ago

Technically, yes. Once the water is hot the first time, you are heating water the is dropping in temperature but not cold.

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u/Trashinmyash 12h ago

I asked a plumber that same question, after using that phrase, he didn't find it as funny as I thought it was. Oh, well. 🤷‍♂️

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u/flarpflarpflarpflarp 10h ago

Automated Teller Machine Machine? He'd faint.

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u/Relative-Chicken456 9h ago

Actually yeah we are

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u/RezLovesPez 13h ago

Well, hot water heater is just wrong.

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u/Trashinmyash 12h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/ygzdQq98HgcLBCacep

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u/RezLovesPez 12h ago

Sorry. I just hated that guy so much.

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u/Trashinmyash 11h ago

I dont know who the guy talking is but I remember the host from Penn and Teller 'Fool Us'

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u/No_Interaction_4925 11h ago

But we just say “I’m using the the ATM” nobody calls it ATM machine. We also say “hot water tank” or “water heater”.

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u/Trashinmyash 11h ago

The video came out in 2015 and before that, many people would say "ATM machine". As for "hot water heater" thats more the 90s to early 2000s which isnt used as much for obvious reasons.

Saying that nobody uses tautology or pleonasm is just not paying attention to their surroundings. Chai Tea is a good example. Theres also Naan bread. VIN number, PIN number...there's more but I think you get the idea.