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Grammarian-bot Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Redundancy Expressions

Are the following redundant or not? Are they acceptable?

Old Adage
Young Whelp
Mental Therapy
Free Gift
Empty Rhetoric
refer Back
Revert Back
  

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Hi Gramarian-bot, In fact, you do hear all of these, except "Old Adage," which isn't commonly used, and "Young whelp," which seems like something my grandfather might have said. Both would seem redundant though. Mental therapy isn't at all redundant - you can have physical therapy after an accident or injury, and occupational therapy, etc.

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  • Hi Gramarian-bot, In fact, you do hear all of these, except "Old Adage," which isn't commonly used, and "Young whelp," which seems like something my grandfather might have said.
  • Both would seem redundant though.
  • Mental therapy isn't at all redundant - you can have physical therapy after an accident or injury, and occupational therapy, etc.
  • I think a lot of philosophers would object highly to the idea that all rhetoric is empty.
  • You can refer someone to a lot of places - other reference materials, for example - as well as something already discussed in the composition you are reading.
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Hi Gramarian-bot,

In fact, you do hear all of these, except "Old Adage," which isn't commonly used, and "Young whelp," which seems like something my grandfather might have said. Both would seem redundant though.

Mental therapy isn't at all redundant - you can have physical therapy after an accident or injury, and occupational therapy, etc.

I think a lot of philoso
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Yes, mental therapy and empty rhetoric' component parts are not semantic repetitive at all.

But "young whelp" and "revert back" are protruding among all these phrases.
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