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03 Jan 2020, 06:49
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Joe is repeating the same mistake?
Is it correct to say that “Joe is repeating the mistake.” Because “repeating the same mistake” has a redundancy error ?
I had asked this question to egmat support and they refrained from answering saying that this is not an official question.
Well I have a genuine doubt and if I get it clarified this will help me in my exam. I have enrolled in the egmat GLP course and they offered assistance for every concepts of gmat but when I posed this question they claimed that this is not an official question. So I believe that post making a mistake on this kind of questions thats when they will come to rescue?
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Is it correct to say that “Joe is repeating the mistake.” Because “repeating the same mistake” has a redundancy error ?
I had asked this question to egmat support and they refrained from answering saying that this is not an official question.
Well I have a genuine doubt and if I get it clarified this will help me in my exam. I have enrolled in the egmat GLP course and they offered assistance for every concepts of gmat but when I posed this question they claimed that this is not an official question. So I believe that post making a mistake on this kind of questions thats when they will come to rescue?
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03 Jan 2020, 07:34
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Hi, as far as your doubt is concerned, "repeating the same mistake" does not have a redundancy error as 'same' in the sentence modifies the noun 'mistake', it functions as a modifier or rather an adjective. joe is performing the action of 'repeating ' what mistake? The 'same' mistake he did earlier. I hope its clear. If not, you can use the 'request expert reply' option and wait for an expert to comment.
03 Jan 2020, 08:13
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Dear aep,
Can you confirm whether you are referring to repeating the mistake or to repeating the same mistake?
Simply saying 'repeat the mistake' may not be redundant. But when you repeat the same mistake, yes, this is definitely bordering on redundancy. The test of redundancy is to try to drop the suspect word, and see whether the meaning is intact. If there is no loss of meaning after the removal, then there is redundancy.
In the context, by removing the phrase 'the same', there is no distortion io intent. Therefore 'the same' is certainly
redundant.
HTH
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Is it correct to say that “Joe is repeating the mistake.” Because “repeating the same mistake” has a redundancy error?
Can you confirm whether you are referring to repeating the mistake or to repeating the same mistake?
Simply saying 'repeat the mistake' may not be redundant. But when you repeat the same mistake, yes, this is definitely bordering on redundancy. The test of redundancy is to try to drop the suspect word, and see whether the meaning is intact. If there is no loss of meaning after the removal, then there is redundancy.
In the context, by removing the phrase 'the same', there is no distortion io intent. Therefore 'the same' is certainly
redundant.
HTH
