Quote Originally Posted by Absinth View Post
Blocker... "I saw it with my own eyes" is a correct saying.... people have added "very" to give it emphasis. It means you didn't "see it through someone elses eyes" IE have it described to you...
It may be a "saying" but it is poor grammar. The use of the word "see" means to perceive by the eye, it is not possible to see with any other eye other than your own (unless you had an organ transplant, but the argument could be had that the eye is now yours anyway).
Having something described to you, as you put it would be using different organ called the ears.



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Pleonasm: A form of redundancy, a phrase or word that repeats itself.
Incorrect: “Twelve noon.” Correct:“noon.”
Incorrect: “one a.m. in the morning.” Correct: “one a.m.”
Incorrect: “round in shape.” Correct: “round.”
Incorrect: “revert back."Correct:“revert."
Incorrect: “free gift." Correct:“gift."
Incorrect: “I saw it with my own eyes.” Correct: “I saw it.”