EXAMPLES OF REDUNDANCY
12 midnight
12 noon
actual experience
added bonus
advance planning
advance preview
advance reservations
advance warning
all meet together
all over again
also _________, too
apply an application
armed gunman
ask for it by name (from Lake Superior State University’s famous annual “Banished” list)
ATM machine
autobiography of my life
awkward predicament
basic fundamentals
both the same/both different
careful scrutiny
cease and desist
close proximity
cold (or not) temperature
commute back and forth
complete stop
completely through
connect together
consensus of opinion
crisis situation/emergency situation (thanks to George Carlin [RIP] for this one)
difficult dilemma
each and every
end result
estimated roughly at
filled to capacity
first and foremost
first initial
free gift or free bonus gift
friend of mine
future recurrence
general public
green in color
grow in size
illustrated drawing
joined together
kills bugs dead
kitty cat
little baby
live studio audience
MATC College
meet together/meet with each other
mutual _______ for each other
interdependent upon each other
natural instinct
never at any time
new baby boy was born
IT technology (IT stands for Information Technology)
null and void
number-one leader
over and done with
overexaggerate
pair of twins
past experience
past history
pre-_________ [most words with the prefix “pre-,” e.g., preheat, prerecord, preboard as an airplane (another borrowed Carlin classic)]
PIN number; VIN number
plan ahead
poisonous venom
preplan
proceed forward
progressively promoted
puppy dog
pursue after
race, color, (and creed)
re-________ again
reason is because
reason why
refer back
regular routine
same exact
separated apart from each other
side note
sideline
small speck
suddenly exploded
surrounded on all sides
time period
truly sincere
tuna fish
unexpected surprise
veiled ambush
very pregnant
very unique
Samples from: http://www.jpschoemer.com/Repsoxys.html
Can you find the repetitive redundancy?
-Mr. Spagnolo was very exhausted after he climbed the mountain east of Baraboo.
-When we cooperate and work together, we will succeed admirably.
-The three brothers had nothing in common with each other.
-Do not return back to school until after you've spent some time thinking about your behavior.
-The flight from Madison to Stevens Point will depart at 5:50 AM this morning.
-Have you read the latest biography on Justin Bieber's life?
-I'm going to hit up the ATM machine before we go to the movies in The Dells.
-It is absolutely essential that you avoid redundant repetition in you sentences; especially in college class courses.
-I'm looking for only the actual facts of the case before I, Judge Spagnolo, make any decisions on the case.
-I'm pretty sure the amount of redundancy used in ENG 11 vocabulary sentences is approaching an all-time record.
-The armed gunman fired six shots before fleeing into a Dunkin' Donuts restaurant, where he promptly gorged himself on a baker's dozen and fell asleep.