College Composition / Unit 11 CMP 0259 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Redundancy
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The idea
Redundancy says the same thing twice, often in pairs or strings of near-synonyms.
In practice
"Needless, redundant and repetitive words" says one thing three times; "needless words" says it once.
Where people slip
Phrases such as "past history" and "each and every" repeat themselves; choose one word and trust it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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