Fun With Redundancy

Or how to stretch that 300 word essay to 500 words.

OK, so admittedly some of this stuff is just snobbish, but what else are you going to do with a degree in English?


"Needless to say..." If it's really needless to say, then don't.

"It goes without saying..." Apparently not.

"When is enough enough?" Always.

"The bell's getting ready to ring..." How does it do that?

"We're going to attempt to try..." Aren't they the same thing?

"At this point in time..." Now?

"At that point in time..." Then?

"To me, I personally think that maybe it might be a good idea if..." Wow.

"I was thinking..." Did you stop? Well, yes...

"Consider the fact that..." Sounds intelligent, adds four words, says nothing.

"You may go at some point in time..." How about, "You may go..." ?