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Wed 31 May, 2006 06:42 pm
I think "commemorated" in "commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan" is redundant, because it means "in memory of." Your opinion?
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A Taiwanese man tries to stand an egg during the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei May 31, 2006. Egg-standing at noon is a custom that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan. [Reuters]
Re: Is it redundant?
oristarA wrote:I think "commemorated" in "commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan" is redundant, because it means "in memory of." Your opinion?
Context:
A Taiwanese man tries to stand an egg during the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei May 31, 2006. Egg-standing at noon is a custom that takes place during the Dragon Boat Festival, commemorated in memory of the drowned poet Qu Yuan. [Reuters]
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You are correct.
Better would be
... Festival (celebrated, held,) in memory of ... ,
or even better perhaps:
...Festival in commemoration of the drowned... .
Joe(your instincts are always good)Nation
Long time, no see, oristarA
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