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I want to drink a cup of tea
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00 I found an English sentence "I want to have/drink a cup of tea" in my textbook. To me this sentence seems a little bit redundant. I mean "I want a cup of tea" or "I want to have tea" would be enough. Could you give me your opinion? 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance. 0-
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00 I found an English sentence "I want to have/drink a cup of tea" in my textbook. To me this sentence seems a little bit redundant. I mean "I want a cup of tea" or "I want to have tea" would be enough. Could you give me your opinion? 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance. 0-
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0 There is nothing wrong with a bit of redundancy; it is actually one of the keystones of successful communication. 0-
- 0 There is nothing wrong with a bit of redundancy; it is actually one of the keystones of successful communication.
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0 There is nothing wrong with a bit of redundancy; it is actually one of the keystones of successful communication. After all, the speaker could want the tea for another purpose-- perhaps to dye his stockings in. 0-
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