What did the fuzzy koala ever do to you? Why do you insist on changing its genetic makeup?
Let's get this straight right out of the chute. A koala is not a bear. It's a marsupial. I guess some bonehead once looked at it, saw that it resembled a bear (which it kind of does), and then tried to clarify what it was by adding "bear" to the phrase.
Even if it was a bear, why do you need to identify it as such? It's like saying "puppy dog," "kitty cat," or "bunny rabbit." A bunny is a rabbit. Do you have to say it twice? Here we go with those blasted redundancies again.
Stop saying "koala bear." "Koala" is sufficient. The people of Australia will thank you.
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- Obviously, the picture is not of me. It's our pride and joy, Daisy. She's a lot better looking than I am, so I figured you'd want to look at her instead. I'll write the posts, however. She can't. She doesn't have opposable thumbs. Currently, I teach high school English, and, since I'm trying to improve the use of language in 16-year-olds, I thought I'd branch out and give some pointers to adults, too. Hope you're not offended. It's just my way of improving the world -- one day at a time. Oh, by the way, I'm always available for freelance writing/editing jobs -- and I'm pretty inexpensive, so. . .
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