Redundancies: Answers
September 15th 2008 06:06
Section 1
Once again, we are holding another festival.
We are holding another festival.
I have told him many, many, many times.
I have told him many times.
(or, if the poet in you demands it) I have told him many, many times.
It's the exact same meaning.
I know this from past experience.
I know this from experience.
The black ones should be smaller in size than the white ones.
The black ones should be smaller than the white ones.
We offer a simple but yet effective solution.
We offer a simple yet effective solution.
Both she and I share the same characteristic.
She and I share the same characteristic.
Section 2
In this project, advance planning is crucial.
In this project, planning is crucial.
The blessing of the board of directors is an added bonus.
The blessing of the board of directors is a bonus.
If you're a magician, can you make it disappear from sight?
If you're a magician, can you make it disappear?
He was arrested after being positively identified by a witness.
He was arrested after being identified by a witness.
It is our pleasure to offer you this free gift.
It is our pleasure to offer you this gift.
Good heavens! Your watch is an exact replica of mine.
Its usefulness in terms of actual functionality is yet to be shown.
Its functionality is yet to be shown.
Section 3
Please wait: we are in the process of connecting you to the Internet.
Please wait: we are connecting you to the Internet.
If you need money, go to an ATM machine.
If you need money, go to an ATM.
Shape the mixture into spheres about the size of a small ping pong ball.
Shape the mixture into spheres about the size of a ping pong ball.
Manuscripts can be submitted in languages other than English.
Manuscripts can be submitted in any language.
I expect you to eliminate such mistakes altogether.
I expect you to eliminate such mistakes.
Combine the ingredients and place in an oven pre-heated to 240 degrees.
Combine the ingredients and place in an oven heated to 240 degrees.
My hope is that anyone who works their way through all 21 will automatically in future find themselves looking with greater vigilance for redundancies in their writing.
My hope is that anyone who works their way through all 21 will automatically find themselves looking with greater vigilance for redundancies in their writing (did you find that one in the preamble in the original post?)
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