does the term "hot water heater" bother anyone else?

n0ob
n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
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I mean, why heat hot water?
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  • sissiluv
    sissiluv Posts: 2,205 Member
    Cus it aint hot enough I suppose lol
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.

    Mine, too. Thanks a lot.
  • Textmessage
    Textmessage Posts: 387 Member
    You guys getting ads, are you still running IE? :P
  • dare2love81
    dare2love81 Posts: 928 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.

    Mine, too. Thanks a lot.

    x3. Heh.
  • coolraul07
    coolraul07 Posts: 1,606 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.
    Damn, me too! 'HVACQuotes'
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    like when people say "pin number"? grrr!!!!!!
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    Mines an add for accessing arrest records.....

    (don't defriend me bro!!!)
  • obolton756
    obolton756 Posts: 261 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.
    Damn, me too! 'HVACQuotes'

    Me three :/
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    I never bothered me, until now.
  • barkin43
    barkin43 Posts: 508 Member
    YES! It heats the water. Redundancy is one of my pet peeves. Oh, and people repeating themselves! LOL!
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.

    Mine, too. Thanks a lot.

    x3. Heh.

    Not me.
    Firefox FTW
  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    Exactly.

    Also when people say "A.C current"

    It's as you're saying "A.C.C" as in Acetyl-CoA-carboxylases.
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    The ad on the side of my screen is now about water heaters, thank you.

    Mine, too. Thanks a lot.

    Ditto :grumble:
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Automatic ATM Machine.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    I'd never considered it before but yes that does not make sense at all. Kind of like ATM machine and PIN number
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    Automatic ATM Machine.

    Beat me to it!
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    It's not a hot water heater, it's a water heater.

    ETA:
    http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1="water+heater"&word2="hot+water+heater"
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    also pluralizing MSDS pisses me off.
  • dan_IRL
    dan_IRL Posts: 204 Member
    In the IT world some say "NIC Card". NIC stands for Network Interface Card. So why would you call it a Network Interface Card Card????
  • hypotrochoid
    hypotrochoid Posts: 842 Member
    VIN Number. *shudder*
  • chelchelt
    chelchelt Posts: 77 Member
    had never thought about it but now I am. And by the way I have an ad for a water heater as well.
  • polarsjewel
    polarsjewel Posts: 1,725 Member
    My ads are for electric fireplaces (I'm at work, I have no control)
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    YES! It heats the water. Redundancy is one of my pet peeves. Oh, and people repeating themselves! LOL!

    Quoting this, as it needs to be said again :wink:
  • Stacyplus5
    Stacyplus5 Posts: 493
    Im not kidding or joking even!!
  • deb3129
    deb3129 Posts: 1,294 Member
    Haha I grew up saying hot water heater. Finally, one day my hubby could not stand it anymore and explained it to me. I felt like an idiot....but I dont say it anymore!!!
  • H2596
    H2596 Posts: 286 Member
    Safe haven is another.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    My theory is that the thing spends most of it's time keeping hot water hot that it's an accurate name for what it does most of the time.
  • Anthonydaman
    Anthonydaman Posts: 854 Member
    I have never thought about it, but it is a bit redundant...
  • SatchGallamax
    SatchGallamax Posts: 549 Member
    My favorite redundancy is "ask a question"

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