Questions tagged [redundancy]
For questions about whether the same word appearing two or more times in a sentence is appropriate, or about whether a word or phrase is repeating information unnecessarily.
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Should I repeat the subject and the ‘going to’ construction in a compound sentence?
I would like to know if I can write something like this: "I am going to study and go to the supermarket in the evening"; or if I have to write "I am going to study and I am going to go ...
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Pleonasm and formal logic [closed]
Would such statements as 'That is quite true' or 'That is very true' be taken as non-pleonastic, acceptable ways of saying by educated people in the UK? (In formal logic, true or false are boolean ...
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Is "at which" unnecessary or redundant in "the age at which you now are"?
I asked some of my friends a question - Do you like being the age at which you now are? But I found it a bit weird after asking.
Is this sentence redundant? Should I just say “Do you like being the ...
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Is "slightly ajar" a tautology?
I was reading the novel Verity, and I came across the phrase "slightly ajar door". I didn't know what ajar meant and I looked it up to find it means (of a door) slightly open.
I wonder if &...
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I still have room for improvement "in that area" - is this necessary?
Example 1
I have been singing professionally for two years. However, I still have room for improvement.
Example 2
I have been singing professionally for two years. However, I still have room for ...
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"speak English" vs "speak in English"
I don't get the chance to speak in English often.
I've been told in doesn't need to be in this sentence, but does its inclusion make the sentence grammatically incorrect?
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Is it correct to use both "first" and "initial" in "first initial reaction"?
I often see sentences where the person would say "my first initial reaction" and my question is should first and initial be used together? I don't like the sound of it - I would say either. ...
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Is 10% "a fraction" or "a small fraction"? [closed]
I would like to know if I should refer to something that is 1/10 or 10% of something else as a fraction of or a small fraction of that something else.
According to the definitions of fraction, ...
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I'm not as you think or I'm not as think I'm [closed]
Let's look at these sentences.
I'm not as you think I am.
You're more beautiful than you think you are.
Can I rewrite these sentences as:
I'm not as you think.
You're more beautiful than you think.
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Is the word "copy" redundant here?"Please get a copy of the book" vs "Please get the book."
A teacher is giving some information about the class at the very beginning.
"For this course you need the book. Here it is: British Life and Language Level 1 Student's Book. **So, please get a ...
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General statement: People often make a lot of mistakes in (their live)/( their lives)
I have trouble with making a general statement.For example this sentence:
People often make a lot of mistakes in (their live)/( their lives).
In my opinion
If I use (their life) - singular form. This ...
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How to reduce repetitve "and" in a title?
So I've been told to avoid repeating the same connective word in a title but I just can't seem to put together something that would make sense. My example title is below
Maternal age is correlated ...
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Is "medical" an extra word in this context?
In this NYTimes headline:
"A father’s strategy of simply waiting out a medical malady proved successful."
I had a thought that being malady already in definition of disease OR sickness what ...
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In "with which [subject] engaged with", why does 1 of the with's feel redundant?
I know that BOTH with's below are necessary, because they are required in my rewrites below. But when I see 2 with's in the relative clause "with1 which [subject] engaged with2", these 2 ...
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Can I omit 'why' and 'how' from these sentences [closed]
Is the reduction of these two sentences correct?
1.The reason why I'm single is I'm very shy.
The reason I'm single is I'm very shy.
2.The way how he talks is so impressive.
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