Another pleased user - Vinita Boy

Actually, "from whence" is redundant. "Whence" already includes the "from" part.

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Wednesday, December 13 2006 @ 04:12 PM PST

But.. 'from whence' is pleonastic :-( - GianMarco Tavazzani

Already in the kindergarten children are pushed to pay attention and avoid pleonasms.. at least here in the 'old world' where culture is.. cultivated.
I'm a bit surprised by your enthusiasm... at the contrary I lifted my left eyebrow reading it. :-)

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Tuesday, December 26 2006 @ 03:42 PM PST

Another pleased user - ugwhizz

The phrase "from whence" is tautological although, because of it's frequent misuse, has now become acceptable. Nonetheless, to some including me, the pairing of "from" with "whence" is still an irritant.

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Thursday, November 06 2008 @ 05:02 AM PST

English usage - man de hu

I must say that to me you Americans' use of 'meeting with' is particularly irritating since to meet is a *transitive verb* A bon entendeur...

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Monday, November 10 2008 @ 08:21 AM PST