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This is a completion of the lesson on tautology. | This is a completion of the lesson on tautology. | ||
Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology | ==Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology== | ||
• Rearrange the sentence if necessary: | • Rearrange the sentence if necessary: | ||
◇ The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good) | ◇ The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good) | ||
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There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include: | There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include: | ||
Eject out | *Eject out | ||
Cope up with | *Cope up with | ||
Reverse back | *Reverse back | ||
Lend out | *Lend out | ||
But, however | *But, however | ||
Past history | *Past history | ||
Essential necessity | *Essential necessity | ||
Combine together | *Combine together | ||
Eventualities that would occur | *Eventualities that would occur | ||
Can be able | *Can be able | ||
Should in case | *Should in case | ||
Square in shape | *Square in shape | ||
Joint partnership | *Joint partnership | ||
Scamper about | *Scamper about | ||
Appealing to the eye | *Appealing to the eye | ||
• Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do without the explanation as it is inherent. | • Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do without the explanation as it is inherent. | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 13 February 2019
More on tautology
This is a completion of the lesson on tautology.
Further Advice on Avoiding Tautology
• Rearrange the sentence if necessary:
◇ The reason she fell down was because she tripped. (not so good) ◇ She fell down because she tripped.
There are other expressions that result in tautology. These include:
- Eject out
- Cope up with
- Reverse back
- Lend out
- But, however
- Past history
- Essential necessity
- Combine together
- Eventualities that would occur
- Can be able
- Should in case
- Square in shape
- Joint partnership
- Scamper about
- Appealing to the eye
• Finally, avoid using words that describe something which can do without the explanation as it is inherent.
◇ When he woke up, he watched the sun rise from the east. (wrong) ◇ When he woke up, he watched the sun rise. (correct) ◇ When he woke up, he watched the sunrise. (correct)