Redundant & Implicit Statements Department of Redundancy Department

Redundant Expressions Redundant: We are not accepting applications at this point in time. NOT Redundant: We are not accepting applications at this time.

Common Redundancies Thought and consideration Basic fundamentals End result Individual person Personal opinion True facts Combine into one Period of time First and foremost Full and complete Thought and consideration Personally, I Right and proper Each and every Way, shape, or form Repeat again Exactly identical Still remains Any and all Cannot and will not

Implicit Statements Like redundant statements, implicit statements contribute to wordiness Not needed because what they say is already implied The DON’T make you sound smarter…

Examples of implicit statements “In society…” Where ELSE are they? “In the world,” “On this planet” See the first bullet (Duh!) “In the story” “The author” “The reader” “Written by” “In life…” “

Implicit Statements & Wordy Phrases A novel, written by… Thought in his mind… Internal emotions… People in this world… Angry inside… (Or sad inside, mad inside, etc.) In his thoughts, he thought… Peaceful is characterized by peace… Environment around him… IS ABLE TO (I hate this one…) In the story (or book, or play, etc.) In society… In life… In the world… The author… The reader…