"... $COLOR in color."

[vakkotaur]

One peeve some have is about color descriptions. "It was orange in color." is redundant since orange is clearly the color and "It was orange" conveys the same information. I just noticed a situation where the "..in color" line makes sense. While for most colors it is redundant there are some where it conveys necessary information. "The brick was gold in color." has a different meaning than "The brick was gold." The same applies to silver. Color names that are also material names need to be distinguished between mere color and actual material - at least in some cases. If the item described is clearly not the material ("The sunbather's skin was bronze."), then the argument against redundancy returns.

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[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

Turkles is silly.