A list of trimmable words or "easily disposed redundancies”, by Benjamin Dreyer, 2020. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
A list of trimmable words or "easily disposed redundancies”, by Benjamin Dreyer, 2020. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style
ABM missile (Anti Ballistic Missile)
absolutely certain
added bonus
advance planning, advance warning
all-time record
ATM machine (Automated Teller Machine)
blend together
cameo appearance
capitol building
closed fist (fist: closed hand)
close proximity
consensus of opinion, general consensus
continue on
crisis situation
depreciated in value
direct confrontation
disappear from sight
earlier in time
end product, end result
erupt violently
exact same
fall down
fellow countryman
few in number
final outcome
follow after
free gift
full gamut
fuse together
future plans
gather together
glance briefly
HIV virus (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
hollow tube
hourly (daily, weekly, monthly..) basis
integrate with each other
join together
kneel down
knots per hour (ine nautical mile/h)
last of all
lift up
low ebb
merge together
might possibly
moment in time
Mount Fujiyama (Mount Fuji or Fujiyama; yama means ´mountain´)
mutual cooperation
orbit around
over exaggerate
passing fad
past history
personal friend, personal opinion
PIN number
plan ahead
pre-plan
reason why
regular routine
return back
rise up
short in length
shuttle back and forth
sink down
slightly ajar
sudden impulse
surrounded on all sides
swoop down
sworn affidavit
twelve noon, twelve midnight
undergraduate student
unexpected surprise
unsolved mystery
usual custom
wall mural