My Issues With Grammar

I don't know if it's my training that I had writing papers, or what, but I have serious issues when I hear people use extremely incorrect grammar. I mostly keep it to myself, because I know I don't use perfect grammar all the time, and I tend to type my blog the way I speak. But, I just need to tell everyone about one of my absolute biggest pet peeves when it comes to grammar. It's not anything obvious, but it's something I hear ALL the time. It's the phrase "but yet." "But" and "yet" are redundant! I have the official word from languageandgrammar.com.

When using both but and yet as coordinating conjunctions, you can only use one (otherwise, you’re creating a redundancy).

Use either but or yet when conveying two ideas that are in contrast, thus separating them. Tony Dungy’s family lives in Tampa, but he’s part of a family in Indianapolis or Tony Dungy’s family lives in Tampa, yet he’s part of a family in Indianapolis.

So, there you have it. The phrase "but yet" is wrong, and now you can all feel self conscious whenever you say it in front of me because, yes, I notice every time!