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Dime Posted 13 years ago
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Is it redundant to say, "My only complaint is that I hate..."?

For example, "My only complaint is that I hate how expensive the car is." Would the correct way of stating this be, "My only complaint is how expensive the car is"?
  

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"? Not really redundant; it is a common mode of expression. Your terser revision is of course fine, too.

— Mister Micawber

  • "?
  • Not really redundant; it is a common mode of expression.
  • Your terser revision is of course fine, too.
  • Or how about " My only complaint is the car's expense "?
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dimeIs it redundant to say, "My only complaint is that I hate..."?
Not really redundant; it is a common mode of expression. Your terser revision is of course fine, too. Or how about "My only complaint is the car's expense"?
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Okay. It somehow sounded weird to me. And "My only complaint is the car's expense" sounds much better. Thank you!
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dimeMy only complaint is that I hate how expensive the car is.
It's not redundant. It just doesn't say exactly what you mean. The sentence can be read as a complaint about your hatred.
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That's why I asked this question, because I'm not like most people and I take it as a complaint about my hatred. Emotion: smirking
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