What makes people use so many words when few suffice?

Here are a couple favorites:

“As of yet,” and “as yet.”

Like this:  “As of yet, the package hasn’t arrived.”

“The results have not been posted as yet.”

(Even better:  “The results still have not been posted as of yet.”

Here’s a suggestion:  Let “yet” do its simple job.

“It hasn’t arrived yet.”

“They haven’t been posted yet.”

Wasn’t that easy?