Redundancies et seq.

[Cartoon Professor]

Redundancies

I’ve just received an email message from some entrepreneur offering me a “free gift” if I will click on something.

“Free gift” is redundant. A gift is by definition free. If the “gift” is not free, then it is not a gift.

Reminds me of a good word...purport -- to express or claim; a purported cure-all will purportedly cure whatever ails you. A fancier word for "cure-all" is "panacea."

If you look for these words in your dictionary, you may come upon the abbreviation q.v., for the Latin direction “quod vide,” meaning “which see.” Such directions in Latin always seem to me much more serious than something like “Check this out.” So, if I were you, I’d do it.

[Judy Vorfeld]

Very interesting. And while I think I know what "et seq." means, why don't you share that with the rest of us? Your explanations are much more colorful than the dictionary!

[Cartoon Professor]

"et seq." Well, it helps to have a thorough knowledge of Latin. The main thing here is that the subject ─ i.e., who, precisely, has et “the following” ─ is implied. So you have to determine the identity of the etter, and then look around for traces of what has been etten. I believe you can take it from here.
Your obedient servant, C.P.

[Judy Vorfeld]

So glad someone has a thorough knowledge of Latin. Finding the etter can be a challenge!