Wolfenshire opened this issue on Mar 07, 2016 · 11 posts
Wolfenshire posted Mon, 07 March 2016 at 5:19 PM Site Admin
Weekly Writers Challenge – 3/7/16
Redundant expressions can make a story cliche and weak. There are many possible reasons why a writer might inadvertently use a redundant expression; not understanding the meaning of the words, attempting to write as you speak, or even an attempt to be colorful.
An example would be: The space hero was in close proximity to the alien for too long.
Close and proximity are synonyms, and used together make a redundant expression.
This week’s challenge is to create a list of redundant expressions to avoid using in writing.
Wolfenshire, Moderator/Community Leader