Monday, July 7, 2014

Little Bits O' Grammar #2: Redundancy

Redundancy is repeating yourself needlessly.
Examples:
1) I used to know a man who used the phrase "constantly all the time" when he meant that something happened often.
2) The phrase "each and every" is redundant.
3)  This tweet:

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The Porn Detective by . A man's addiction to pornography is way out of control.

If the word "addiction" implies the idea that the usage of whatever is "out of control."

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