Quote - >>begin rant<< IMHO one of the greatest grammatical atrocities ever visited upon the english language was committed by
one Judge "Archibald Cox" of the infamous watergate Scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

He IGNORANTLY Declared Richard Nixon to be an "un-indicted CO-CONSPIRATOR"!!!.

The word conspire is derived from the latin: conspīrāre to plot together, literally: to breathe together, from spīrāre to breathe.

Thus anyone involved in a conspiracy is by default plotting /planning in conjuction with at least one other person/entity,making the prefix "CO" in the word "CO-CONSPIRATOR", redundant.

it is the linguistic equivalent of saying you are a "Co-partner" in a law firm when the partnership  itself
indicates a minimum of two or more parties.

And of course the law  enforcement and court system Follows this trend daily by indicting single ,lone individuals on the ridiculous charge of "conspiracy" to Defraud or  "conspiracy" to commit this or that act
.>>end rant<<

Cheers

Plenty of that in everyday speech...lol. Take for instance, the "hot water heater". Now, why would anyone need to heat hot water? :P

Laurie