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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Linguistics Studies

What to do with redundacy?

Do these contain redundacy, IYO? If so, should we omit the redundancy?

I had a very, very, good day.

Not in many, many many years have I come across such a jerk.

My love is like a red, red rose.
  

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No. And certainly don't change Robbie Burns!

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • And certainly don't change Robbie Burns!
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No. And certainly don't change Robbie Burns!
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Mister MicawberNo. And certainly don't change Robbie Burns!


I don't intend to. So, how would you define redundancy if you don't see redundacy in those examples?
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"more than is needed, desired, or required". In your examples, they were obviously desired.
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So in every case of redundancy, the speaker/writer can claim that it was desired.
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Sure-- and the listener/reader can claim that his desires are substandard.
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