This concludes our list of the common redundancies. In each case, we can eliminate the needless repetition by omitting the word or phrase in parentheses.
P
- (pair of) twins
- palm (of the hand)
- (passing) fad
- (past) experience
- (past) history
- (past) memories
- (past) records
- penetrate (into)
- period (of time)
- (personal) friend
- (personal) opinion
- pick (and choose)
- PIN (number)
- pizza (pie)
- plan (ahead)
- plan (in advance)
- (Please) RSVP
- plunge (down)
- (polar) opposites
- (positive) identification
- postpone (until later)
- pouring (down) rain
- (pre)board (as an airplane)
- (pre)heat
- (pre)record
- (private) industry
- (present) incumbent
- present (time)
- previously listed (above)
- proceed (ahead)
- (proposed) plan
- protest (against)
- pursue (after)
R
- raise (up)
- RAM (memory)
- reason is (because)
- reason (why)
- recur (again)
- re-elect (for another term)
- refer (back)
- reflect (back)
- (regular) routine
- repeat (again)
- reply (back)
- retreat (back)
- revert (back)
- rise (up)
- round (in shape)
S
- (safe) haven
- (safe) sanctuary
- same (exact)
- (sand) dune
- scrutinize (in detail)
- self-______ (yourself)
- separated (apart from each other)
- (serious) danger
- share (together)
- (sharp) point
- shiny (in appearance)
- shut (down)
- (single) unit
- skipped (over)
- slow (speed)
- small (size)
- (small) speck
- soft (in texture) [or (to the touch)]
- sole (of the foot)
- spell out (in detail)
- spliced (together)
- start (off) or (out)
- (still) persists
- (still) remains
- (sudden) impulse
- (sum) total
- surrounded (on all sides)
T
- tall (in height)
- tall (in stature)
- (temper) tantrum
- ten (in number)
- three a.m. (in the morning)
- (three-way) love triangle
- time (period)
- (tiny) bit
- (total) destruction
- (true) facts
- (truly) sincere
- tuna (fish)
- (twelve) noon or midnight
- (two equal) halves
U
- (ultimate) goal
- undergraduate (student)
- (underground) subway
- (unexpected) emergency
- (unexpected) surprise
- (unintentional) mistake
- (universal) panacea
- (unnamed) anonymous
- UPC (code)
- (usual) custom
V
- vacillate (back and forth)
- (veiled) ambush
- (very) pregnant
- (very) unique
- visible (to the eye)
W
- (wall) mural
- warn (in advance)
- weather (conditions)
- weather (situation)
- whether (or not)
- (white) snow
- write (down)
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