Block that Redundancy: An informal list of some common gaffes

compiled by George Black

absolute minimum
actual fact
all finished
ancient adage
armed gunman
basic fundamentals
basic instinct
basic principle
blazing inferno
broad generalization
capitol building
climb up
close approximation
close proximity
complete consensus
complete mastery
complete monopoly
complete privacy
complete saturation
complete stop
complete surprise
completely finished
completely immersed
conceptual idea
connect up
conscious decision
consensus of opinion
continue on
convicted felon
courthouse building
difficult predicament
eliminate completely
end result
entirely complete
even dozen
exactly identical
exactly the same
extreme limits
false illusion
false rumor
fellow classmate
fellow countrymen
fellow teammate
few in number
final completion
final conclusion
final outcome
final result
first and foremost
first of all
first primer
follow after
free gift
fundamental principle
fuse together
future plans
future potential
future progress
future prospects
general consensus
general public
general rule
gin martini
greatest masterpiece
gut instinct
high esteem
high priority
highest potential
invited guest
Jewish synagogue
knots per hour
last of all
local area
local native
local resident
manna from heaven
major consensus
maximum capacity
maximum potential
may possibly
mix together
moral turpitude
more preferable
mutual agreement
natural impulse
natural instinct
never at any time
new innovation
new recruit
newborn infant
normal procedure
old crone
old geezer
old proverb
opening gambit
original prototype
other alternative
outer limits
past experience
past history
perfect ideal
personal friend
planned agenda
pre-drilled
pre-planning
pre-requisite
puzzling dilemma
real fact
reason why
revert back
safe haven
short in stature
single individual
skirt around
standard policy
strangle to death
swoop down
theoretical concept
total annihilation (destruction, eradication)
totally demolished
true fact
twelve noon (or midnight)
undergraduate student
unexpected surprise
unexplained mystery
universal panacea
unsolved mystery
unsubstantiated rumor
unwilling prisoner
usual custom
very often
very unique
violent explosion
vital necessity
WASP
young child

-- GB
© 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 George Black