Part 7 · Advanced GrammarChapter 30 · Writing Clear Sentences

Lesson30.2

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Saying It Once: Redundancy

Don't say the same thing twice: return back → return, free gift → gift, the reason is because → the reason is that.

At a glance

Step by stepRemove extra words
  1. 1Read the phrasereturn back
  2. 2Does one word already have the meaning?return = go back
  3. 3Remove the extra wordreturn
  4. 4Read the sentence againPlease return the book.
Common redundant phrases
RedundantBetter
return back, revert backreturn, revert
repeat againrepeat
free giftgift
past historyhistory
future plansplans
final result, end resultresult
each and everyeach / every
the reason is becausethe reason is that
true factfact
unexpected surprisesurprise
join togetherjoin
ATM machine, PIN numberATM, PIN
at this point in timenow
close proximitynear
new innovationinnovation
exact samesame
two twinstwins
first beganbegan

Double words that break the rules

Short is clear

In my personal opinion, I think that we should all work together as a team.

vs

I think we should work as a team.

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