I am in love with this site: Common Errors in English. I love especially that he picked up on my one my pet peeves: PIN number/PIN. PIN means PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER! So when you say “PIN number” you are adding an extra number! When I hear news anchors say “PIN number” it drives me to distraction.
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