Redundancy List

Question

I have not seen any lists of redundant words, except a few short ones. I will reproduce the one I have collected and hopefull we can compile one of a certain length. I will appreciate everybody's contributions.


Advance forward

proceed forward

progress forward

return back

revert back

sufficient enough

complete together

reason ... because

join together

repeat again - this is a big one!

new innovations

same identical

two twins

the time when (the time and when indicate the same thing; either has to be used but not both)

the place where 


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Sameer · Answer

Ha ! That's a nice thread. :-D

extremely critical both of them consensus of opinion fewer in number discussed about estimated at about sum total exact duplicate my favourite - whether or not Actually, this thread will prompt a good discussion on the AWA - a subject I have found lacking in discussions on the forum.

bb · Answer

Some more....

absolutely essential

actively engaged

advance warning

and also

combined together

dead body

first began

future plans

golden wedding anniversary

government white paper

if and when

included among

in order to - supposed to be (to)

linked together 

may possibly

new acquisition, departure, development

past experience

regular monthly meeting

7pm in the evening

small in size

successfully passed

suddenly and without warning

temporary reprieve

terrible disaster

totally, completely destroyed

unexpected surprise

young boy, girl


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bb · Answer

Redundant ----- Revised 

end result ------- result 

close proximity ------- close 

hidden pitfall ------- pitfall 

past experience ------- experience 

personal friend ------- friend 

unsolved problem ------- problem 

absolutely essential ------- essential 

contributing factor ------- factor 

at that time ------- then 

for this reason ------- so 

in most cases ------- usually 

in order to ------- to 

until such time ------- until 

at a later date ------- later 

it is apparent that ------- apparently 

despite the fact that ------- although


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Lisa12322 · Answer

the reason why - the reason
the exact same thing - the same thing
Whether or not - Whether
and my father was also there - and my father was there
Free gift - Gift

My applogies if I repeated some.

AkamaiBrah · Answer

here is my working list of redundancies....

kayser1soze · Answer

massive thread bb & akamai ;]] 

quick question - would any of you recommend a GRE prep book for GMAT verbal or math?? i have a buddy who recently took the GRE and scored pretty good, and i want to use his prep material but i don't know if it is compatible with the GMAT. i know GRE has idioms. they might be useful for SC, would any of you guys be able to confirm this ? thanx for your advice

Hjort · Answer

This is an interesting collection of posts. However, I disagree with some of the alleged redundancies. Many of the phrases that appear redundant actually have a level of accuracy that might not be appreciated at first glance. For instance "end result" and "result" can have different meanings depending one whether a process has intermediate steps which count as results of sorts but not end results. "At a later date" and "later" are not identical because the first connotes that it must occur on another day while the second allow the possibility of taking place that same day. These might sound like minor points but millions of dollars can hinge on seemingly minor shades of meaning when drafting contracts. "Advance warning" likewise suggests a greater warning time than the simple phrase "warning."

Nonetheless, I acknowledge that we should be careful about needless repetition in writing.

Hjort

MRD · Answer

Good to review the list. Thanks for the information and effort to make this list. As pointed out, We need to be really careful about when it's redundant and when it's not based on the context etc. 

Thanks,
MRD

ioiio · Answer

I have not read this post before. But if IIRC, I believe some GMAT book has plagiarized these exact same words. I distinctly remember reading these sentences somewhere before.

gablaze23 · Answer

Wow. This thread is helpful. I am bookmark-ing it.

nevergiveup · Answer

I will add two to the list

can potential
suggest...should

gablaze23 · Answer

After reading this list I became very conscious of redundancy.. Maybe too conscious. "While at the same time" isn't redundant. Made the mistake in GMATprep 8-)

chesstitans · Answer

hello, i need help
how can I spot the words that have been redundant in options.
for example, as....as they are (likely to) at the current.

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