Redundancy

Hi all,

I just read a great article called "34 redundant, repetitive, and superfluous phrases." It can be found here: http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/12417.aspx

Some of these have been discussed here. I think they may be of interest to those who are interested in improving writing skills. They are all very commonly used and some will argue (as I did) that certain ones (close proximity) have a slightly different meaning when used.

• added bonus
• advance planning
• armed gunman
• circulate around
• close proximity
• completely full
• consensus of opinion
• each individual person
• fewer in number
• final outcome
• free gift
• future plans
• general public
• invited guests
• join together
• large in size
• major breakthrough
• my personal opinion
• on a daily basis
• past experience
• past history
• period of time
• predict in advance
• red in color
• revert back
• round in shape
• firm in consistency
• still continues
• sum total
• true fact
• unexpected surprise
• unsolved mystery
• visible to the eye
• 12 noon (or 12 midnight)
• 7 a.m. in the morning

asked Aug 16 '12 at 16:50

Patty T Grammarly Fellow

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Another of my favorites, not on this list, is "center around". But thinking about it, it is not a redundancy but an oxymoron. An excellent book on this topic is Robert Hartwell Fiske's "The Dictionary of Concise Writing."

– Jeff Pribyl – Aug 16 '12 at 16:57

Good stuff, Patty.

– Tolley – Aug 16 '12 at 18:46

You're right, and I'm wrong. I was looking at the wrong word slipped in by the Department of Redundancy Department.

– Lewis Neidhardt – Aug 16 '12 at 22:31

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