Longwinded
|
Replace
with
|
Why? |
Tautology
|
Replace
with |
Why?
|
at
your disposal
|
for
your use
|
old fashioned and pompous | reverse
backward
|
reverse
|
:
'Reverse' means 'go backward' |
upon
receipt of
|
when
we receive
|
old fashioned and pompous | precedes
before
|
before
|
:
'Precedes' implies 'goes before' |
completely
filled
|
filled
|
tautology: filled implies completeness | progress
forward
|
progress
|
'Progress'
implies 'going forward' |
at
this point in time
|
now
|
longwinded |
I
personally
|
I
or personally
|
You
don't need both: 'I' implies 'personally' |
due
to the fact that
|
due
to
|
longwinded |
brief
moment
|
moment
|
'Moments'
are by definition 'brief' |
in
the event of
|
when
|
longwinded |
estimated at about
|
estimated
|
Longwinded
and poor expression |
at
a later date
|
later
|
longwinded |
repeat
again
|
repeat
|
'Repeat'
implies 'say or do again' |
jumped
off of
|
jumped
off
|
poor expression |
around
in circles
|
around
|
When
you go 'around' you are by definition, going in a circle |
on
a daily basis
|
daily
|
longwinded |
true
facts
|
facts
|
If
it's not 'true' it can't be a 'fact' |
owing
to the fact that
|
owing
to/because
|
longwinded |
in
point of fact
|
because
|
Longwinded
and pompous |
clenched
tightly
|
clenched
|
clenched implies being held tightly so this is a tautology | written
down
|
written
|
Writing
is by definition 'down' on paper |
close
proximity
|
proximity
|
proximity implies being close so this is a tautology | period
of time
|
period
|
'Periods'
refer to 'time' |
combine
together
|
combine
|
tautology: combine means together | advance
planning
|
planning
|
'Planning'
by definition implies something you are doing 'in advance'. |
in
an intelligent manner
|
intelligently
|
longwinded: use the adverb | red
in colour
|
red
|
'Red'
is by definition a 'colour' Can't be red in smell
or taste. |
repeat
again
|
repeat
|
tautology: when you repeat something you say it again | visible
to the eye
|
visible
|
'Visible'
by definition refers to the eye: can't be visible to the'ear' |
recur
again
|
recur
|
tautology: when something 'recurs' it happens 'again' | specific
example
|
example
|
Examples
are by definition 'specific' |
close
scrutiny
|
scrutiny
|
'scrutiny' implies looking 'closely' so this is a tautology | actual
fact
|
fact
|
Longwinded.
|
came
at a time when
|
came
when
|
longwinded |
12
midnight
|
midnight
|
Midnight
mean 12.00 o'clock |
make
an attempt
|
attempt
|
longwinded: use the verb | exactly
the same
|
exactly
or the same
|
Can't
be 'exactly different' so it must be the same |