Kind of like PIN number and

NIC card

and

VIN number and

CDL license. and and and.... the list is endless.

lots of dumasses, I've even seen "PIN number" on official bank documents
and such.

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"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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Well, maybe a *warm* water heater. The linguistic redundancy ("hot water
heater") has always amused me, too.