A light look at how we fill our writing, our speech, and our thoughts with needlessly repetitive (okay, just repetitive) words. Includes a list of 750 redundant phrases we hear and use - say it ain’t so! - every day.

1. You Can Say That Again:
750 Redundant Phrases
to Think Twice About
by
Marcia Riefer Johnston
author of Word Up!
A
SAMPLER

2. pleonasm (ˈplēəˌnazəm)
The use of more words than necessary
to convey meaning.
Example: See with your eyes.
An epic paean to pleonasm

3. Not to be confused with neoplasm.
An epic paean to pleonasm

4. challah bread

5. “I read this whole entire list with a smile
stretched across my face from one side to
the other of my grinning face.”
—David T. List, author of A Sawmill’s Hope
You can say that again

6. 100% right
absolutely certain
all inclusive
arranged vertically not side by side
awful bad
bald-headed
bare naked
Adjective phrases

7. academic scholar
ACT test
actual fact
added bonus
advance notice
advisory recommendation
affluent rich
Noun phrases

8. actively open doors to opportunity
add an additional
advance forward
aid and abet
allow you to be able to
always include
anticipate what will happen in the future
Verb phrases

9. BFF 4 evah

10. “I was absolutely astounded by this list of
repetitive redundancies and read it all the
way to the very end, smiling happily as I
completely soaked up every last word.”
— Charles A. Ray, author of Things I Learned from
My Grandmother about Leadership
You can say that again

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