pleonasms: ink pen

[Douglas Bigham]

'Round here we say both "pen" and "ink pen" when refering to the writing
device.  True, it's often a clarification device (I need a pVn.  What kind?),
but its not stuck (tee-hee) to that function.  When talking to a non-merger
person, however, you're likely to get called-out about pronounciation (or
misunderstood) without the "ink".  What concerns me is everyone on-list
calling a "stick pin" a "straight pin".  Of course it's straight!

Have a happy VD!

-dsb
Douglas S. Bigham
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale