A List of Redundancies

The redundant expression appears in the left column; in the right

column are possible substitutes.

While you are not expected to memorize this entire list, being familiar
with and understanding its contents will help you recognize
redundancies in general.

absolutely complete complete

absolutely essential essential
absolutely nothing nothing
accidentally stumbled stumbled
a.c. current a.c./alternating current
actual experience experience
adequate enough adequate/enough
advance forward advance
advance planning planning
aluminum metal aluminum
and etc.. etc..
any and all any/all
arrive on the scene arrive
ask the question ask assembled together
assembled
attached hereto attached
attach together attach
basic fundamentals fundamentals
before in the past before/in the past
betwixt and between between
blue in color blue
brief in duration brief/quick/fast
check up on check
circle around circle
close proximity proximity
collect together collect
combine together combine
completely destroyed destroyed
completely opposite opposite
connect together connect
consensus of opinion consensus
consequent results results
consolidate together consolidate
continue on continue
continue to remain remain
contributing factor factor
cooperate together cooperate
couple together couple
Desirable benefits benefits
diametrically opposite opposite
disappear from sight disappear
disregard altogether disregard
each and every each/every
early beginnings beginnings
empty cavity cavity
enclosed herewith enclosed endorse on the back
endorse
end product product
end result result
entirely destroyed destroyed
equally as good as good/equally good
exactly identical identical
expired and terminated terminated
extremely immoderate immoderate
fast in action fast
few in number few
filled to capacity filled
final completion completion
final conclusion conclusion
finally ended ended
first beginnings beginnings
following after following/after
funeral obsequies obsequies
fused together fused
heat up heat
hidden pitfall pitfall
hopeful optimism hope/optimism
important essentials essentials
joint cooperation cooperation
join together join
joint partnership partnership
just exactly just/exactly
large in size large
large-sized large
lift up lift
living incarnation incarnation
main essentials essentials
melt down melt
mingle together mingle
mix together mix
more preferable preferable
mutual cooperation cooperation
necessary requisite requisite
new innovation innovation
one and the same the same
one definite reason one reason
one particular example one example
one specific case one case
part and parcel part
past experience experience
period of time period
personal friend friend
personal opinion opinion
pervade the whole pervade
plan ahead plan
plan for the future plan
plan in advance plan postponed until later
postponed
presently planned planned
prolong the duration prolong
qualified expert expert
really and truly really
reason is because
reason is that because
recur again recur
red in color red
reduce down reduce
regress back regress
remand back remand
repeat again repeat
resultant effect effect
same identical same
seems apparent seems/is apparent
separate and distinct separate/distinct
shuttle back and forth shuttle
single unit unit
skirt around skirt
small in size small
small-sized small
specific example example
still continue continue
still remains remains
suddenly collapsed collapsed
summer months summer
surprising upset upset
surrounding circumstances circumstances
surround on all sides surround
ten miles distant ten miles from
three hours of time three hours
throughout the entire throughout
throughout the whole throughout
total of ten ten
to the northward north/northward
traverse across traverse
true fact fact
ultimate end end
universal the world over universal
unsolved problem problem
visit with visit
ways and means ways/means