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Crisp and down to the point #1 (permalink) Sun Jun 05, 2005 22:58 pm   Crisp and down to the point
 

Reading in this forum I came across this expression: to a great extend the language is flawless and the communication is crisp and to the point.
Now then, one of the definitions of "crisp" is:

adjective: brief and to the point; effectively cut short (Example: "A crisp retort")
So, wouldn't "to the point" in the above expression be redundant?
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Crisp and down to the point #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 29, 2005 13:47 pm   Crisp and down to the point
 

Hi Rich,

Could you please tell us where you found this phrase? I can see the point you are trying to make and it would help if you could show us the paragraph in which the phrase occurs.

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Let's see #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 29, 2005 21:58 pm   Let's see
 

Let mee see if can recall where I saw it since it was long ago.
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Crisp and down to the point #4 (permalink) Tue Jul 12, 2005 17:06 pm   Crisp and down to the point
 

Must have been deleted in the meantime. The search function doesn't deliver any results (except for this thread).
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Crisp and down to the point #5 (permalink) Tue Jul 12, 2005 17:28 pm   Crisp and down to the point
 

Well, at any rate crisp and to the point is a common expression. Crisp means short whereas to the point means on target.

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