
100 Redundant Expressions You Should Avoid In Writing

- ATM (machine)
- PIN (number)
- HIV (virus)
- LCD (display)
- GRE (exam)
- WASSCE (exam)
- RAM (memory)
- (live) witness
- (little) baby
- evolve (over time)
- (basic) necessities
- (basic) fundamentals
- (actual) facts
- (annual) anniversary
- (exploded) suddenly
- sat (down)
- stand (up)
- rise (up)
- raise (up)
- fall (down)
- drop (down)
- dwindle (down)
- compete (with each other)
- (old) adage
- (natural) instinct
- (new) innovation
- (new) invention
- (two) twins
- (pair of) twins
- (mutually) agreed
- (mutual) cooperation
- merge (together)
- refer (back) to your notes
- (armed) gunman
- (necessary) prerequisites
- (absolutely) essential
- (unexpected) emergency
- (original) founder
- (first and) foremost
- (brief) summary
- (free) gift
- (finally) completed
- (final) conclusion
- (final) outcome
- (final) end
- (final) ultimatum
- (prior) planning
- (advance) planning
- (each) individual
- (personally) think
- (annoying) pests
- (past) experience
- (new) breakthrough
- (different) kinds
- cancel (out)
- repeat (again)
- (foreign) imports
- (false) pretense
- (difficult) dilemma
- ask (a question)
- (invited) guests
- few (in number)
- (added) bonus
- enter (in)
- (end) result
- (unexpected) surprise
- written (down)
- (closed) fist
- (general) public
- (harmful) injuries
- grow (in size)
- (proposed) plan
- reply (back)
- revert (back)
- round (in shape)
- true (facts)
- three a.m (in the morning)
- (twelve) noon or midnight
- (white) snow
- undergraduate (student)
- (tiny) bit
- (regular) routine
- protest (against)
- pursue (after)
- close (proximity)
- (important) essentials
- cheaper (in cost)
- disappear (from view)
- (completely) eliminate
- advance (forward)
- tuna (fish)
- spell out (in detail)
- warn (in advance)
- (crystal) clear
- (in the field of) biology
- (in a period of) a week
- whether (or not)
- share (together)
- postpone (until later)
- kneel (down)
“Mona had a difficult dilemma. She worked for a caterer, and from 9 a.m. in the morning until 12 noon, her job was to hand out free gifts at the mall. But her close personal friend Myrtle had just given birth to a baby girl, and she had promised to take care of Myrtle’s pair of twins while Myrtle was in the hospital. To Mona, the twins were annoying pests, but she would keep her promise. When Mona explained to her boss that Myrtle’s early delivery had come as an unexpected surprise, she could see the intense fury in his eyes. Silently, he prepared the different varieties of his decorative garnishes. The evil fiend then suddenly exploded and spelled out in detail why Mona was fired. Mona’s future prospects looked dim, as jobs were few in number. Mona now runs her own company, so getting fired may possibly have been her lucky break.”
Recent Comments