Sigh. Another hobbyhorse of mine. Redundancy is when you say (or write) the same thing twice, unnecessarily repeating yourself. You don’t need both “first” and “original.”
I got it from a friend-of-a-friend’s Facebook post.
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Rogers George has been a technical writer for more than 20 years. He has written on subjects as diverse as outhouse assembly, restaurant reviews, software, information security, and scientific equipment. He has his own writing consultancy and is always happy to discuss writing and grammar. Drop him a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com.
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