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Eliminating Repetition - Page 2 Redundant (duplicating unnecessary) words waste the reader's time. Below we show some common examples that many of us use without much thought. Have you found yourself using some of them? Following the redundant phrase we have added reasons why we call them redundant. We often use them in speaking but they should never be used in writing. |
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| 16. | completely done | If you're done you're done; you can't be half done. |
| 17. | completely finish | Can you partly finish? Delete completely. |
| 18. | continue on | Can you continue off? Delete on. |
| 19. | cooperate together | Cooperate apart? Delete together. |
| 20. | deadly killer | Can you be a killer and not deadly? Delete killer. |
| 21. | each and every | Those words mean the same thing; delete one. |
| 22. | end result | Results come at the end; delete one. |
| 23. | exact replica | It must be exact else it's not a replica; delete one. |
| 24. | fewer in number | As apposed to fewer in what else? |
| 25. | half dead | There is no halfway; you're either there or not. |
| 26. | honest truth | If it isn't the truth it's not honest. |
| 27. | hot water heater | You heat cold water because you want it hot. Delete hot. |
| 28. | large in size | Large refers to size; just say large. |
| 29. | mix together | Can you mix apart? |
| 30. | month of July | Everybody knows July is a month. |
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