Another adventure in the land of unwanted words, repetitions and gory
grammar. If you’re guilty, the sentence is a serious session absorbing Fowler’s Modern English Usage!
Absolutely essential:
Something essential is necessary. ‘Absolutely’ is
an unnecessary appendage; cut it out.
Advance notice:
Notices, by their nature, proclaim a future event. Once the event is done with,
they become redundant, rather like the use of ‘advance’ here.
Ask a question: If
you pose a question, you are seeking an answer. You can ask, or you can
question; to do both is a tautology. Please chose one.
Collaborate together:
Collaboration requires connection with others. You can’t collaborate alone.
False pretence: Pretence
is deception; it’s already false.
Foreign imports:
Imports originate in another country; their foreign nature is therefore implicit.
Don’t make them feel unwelcome by repeating the fact, eh?
Protest against: Protest
is opposition: simple as that,
really.
Suddenly exploded: Ain’t
no such animal as a slow explosion. It can’t be any more immediate than it is.
For a number of days: ‘Days’ is a plural. You can’t
have 1 days, so, if you’re spending days, there must be more than one. Okay?
As for example: ‘As’
implies an example is provided; use ‘as’ or ‘for example’ or ‘e.g.’, but not
together, please.
One more rant done with.
But there will be more!
1 comment:
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