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Redundancy

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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10Is 11b10may be 12b10redundant in the following sentence.12br
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0 It's not redundant, because there is nothing in the sentence (as far as we can tell from this part of it) that is repeated by the words 01i00may be02i00. Nevertheless, 01i00may be02i00 can be deleted.02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10It's not redundant, because there is nothing in the sentence (as far as we can tell from this part of it) that is repeated by the words 11i10may be12i10. Nevertheless, 11i10may be12i10 can be deleted.12br
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01cite10Grammarian-bot12cite10Is 11b10may be 12b10redundant in the following sentence.12br
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0 OK let me post the complete senetense.02br
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00According to some analysts, whatever its merits may be, the proposal to tax01u00 02u00away all capital gains on short-term investments would, if enacted, have a disastrous effect on Wall Street trading and employment.02br
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00Now decide.02br
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00 GB, you've got more spellings of 01i00sentence02i00than any student I've ever met! 05102br
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00 My previous answer stands. I see no reason to change it after seeing the whole context.02br
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10 GB, you've got more spellings of 11i10sentence12i10than any student I've ever met! 15112br
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10 My previous answer stands. I see no reason to change it after seeing the whole context.12br
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