REDUNDANCIES

5 Types of Redundancies to Avoid

in Writing

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You know the expression “more is less”? Well, this is certainly true when it comes to writing.  The simpler and clearer we write, the easier it is for others to understand what we are trying to say. Redundant phrases distract readers and cause the sentence to lose power and direction.

What is redundancy, you might ask. Well, the act of using a word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary.

The five most common types of redundancy are: the pleonasm, redundant abbreviations, intensifiers, plague words, and platitudes and cliches. Let’s take a closer look…

The Pleonasm

Pleonasm is the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning,like the setence “see with your eyes”. It is obvious because we do see w