41 redundant expressions you should ditch

Interesting article about common redundant expressions in communication. Below is a list of extra words that add nothing to the content.

absolutely essential
actual facts
added bonus
• ATM machine
brief moment
brief summary
• classify into groups
• close proximity
• consensus of opinion
• emergency situation
empty space
• filled to capacity
general public
• heat up
• introduced a new
• introduced for the first time
joint collaboration
• look ahead to the future
major breakthrough
• mix together
mutual cooperation
natural instinct
new beginning
new recruit
overused cliché
• period of time
personal friend
• PIN number
• plan ahead
• reason why
• reflect back
• reply back
• safe haven
still remains
sudden impulse
temper tantrum
ultimate goal
unexpected surprise
unintentional mistake
very unique
• visible to the eye

   -PR Daily, Laura Hale Brockway

Comments

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tpodzemny
Simpsons reference!

As Shakespeare said, "Brevity is...wit."

llovely
Redundancies

My reply back is to say that our ultimate goal should be to plan ahead and heat up our joint collaborative efforts to reason why these overused clichés exist. It's absolutely essential that the general public take a brief moment to fight their natural instincts and completely eradicate these errors as they forge a new beginning.

jnimmo
My two pet peeves

"..at this moment in time..." I always want to ask, "And how far in the future is this statement valid?"

"...actually..." I always want to reply, "That's one rumor put to rest."

msholly
I believe that it is

I believe that it is absolutely essential that in this room of the general public, filled to capacity, where there is no empty space, it is time that we have a joint collaboration to look ahead to the future. I believe this will result in a major breakthrough and as an added bonus include mutual cooperation when we mix together our ideas in such a close proximity. I hope that your time spent here today will feel like a safe haven as you reflect back on this period of time. Let’s take a brief moment too look at the actual facts which we will then classify into groups. I hope there will be a consensus of opinion so we don’t heat up and possibly cause an emergency situation. The reason why we decided to do this still remains, this was not a sudden impulse or an unintentional mistake. I think that a new beginning will help us to plan ahead in a very unique way that might not be visible to the eye. I know it might be natural instinct to through a temper tantrum when an idea is introduced for the first time. I hope that you will see how this fits our ultimate goal and you won’t feel this is an unexpected surprise. I know it’s an overused cliché, but I really don’t count you as a personal friend. Also I wanted to you let you about our new recruit that will be coming to install our ATM machine. He already has introduced a new way to remember your PIN number, all you have to do is to simply reply back to his email for his help. So in brief summary I hope this is the most annoying post you will ever read. ;)

jhausburg
Titles

Is it just me, or do these redundant expressions seem like movie titles? Or the latest blockbuster bestseller from Tom Clancy featuring ex-Navy SEAL Brendan "Brief" Moment -- Ultimate Goal; Sudden Impulse; Temper Tantrum.

mellis
Close Proximity

featuring Steven Seagal as Major Breakthrough

jhausburg
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