REDUNDANCY

in SPEAKING and WRITING

FILOMENA C. ALO
School Principal
Hagbuaya High School
 ACTIVITY 1
“You Light Up My Load”
🠶NOTE: Read loud and clear. Concentrate reading this
note. Remain your eyes on screen until you are done.

🠶…Someone at the back can not move properly. She can

not speak well. Unless helped, she can not do
anything. Any volunteer to come to lighten her load?
…leave

only the

NECESSARY
… others are not necessarily wastes,

… they maybe needed later

REDUNDANCY
IN SPEAKING

AND WRITING
?
... in your mind
OBJECTIVES:
🠶 Correct redundancy in
speaking and writing
🠶 Speak and write with
precision
Redundance . . .
repetition of word
or phrase that does not
add anything to the
previous meaning
 Redundance . . .
act of using word or
phrase that repeats
something else and is
therefore unnecessary
 Redundance . . .

superfluous
repetition
 If you would like to be
comfortable in your travel without
hustle, you should bring only a small-
sized baggage. You have to bring a
small baggage for your comfort.
 If you would like to be
comfortable in your travel without
hustle, you should bring only a small
sized baggage. You have to bring a
small baggage for your comfort.
Any comment with the
underlined words?
 If you would like to be
comfortable in your travel without
hustle, you should bring only a small
sized baggage. You have to bring a
small baggage for your comfort.
⮚comfortable
⮚without hustle
⮚small sized
⮚You have to bring a small
baggage for your comfort.
comfortable sounds a similar idea
with the phrase
that follows ‘without
hustle
without hustle the term used ?
small sized small already
suggests size
You have to bring
a small baggage
for your comfort. a repetition of the
previous idea
If you would like to be comfortable in
your travel, bring only a small baggage.

IMPROVED
Schools aim to completely
eliminate wastes during the
Big Clean-Up day.
Schools aim to completely
eliminate wastes during the
Big Clean-Up day.
completely eliminate
Schools aim to eliminate
wastes during the Big Clean-
Up day.
IMPROVED
 ACTIVITY 2

Improve the given

Directions:
statements by correcting
redundancies.
Try this.

Announcing the name of

Group 1.

the winner who is the

champion, getting a 100 percent
perfect score in the last final set
 Try this.

I am gratefully thankful
Group 2.

to our gorgeous and very well-

groomed emcee who is hosting
the nightly presentations this
evening.
 Try this.

Group 3.
Write a short summary in about
two to three paragraphs more or
less, of the story we took up last
week during our previous meeting.
 Try this.

Group 4

Before I start my brief synopsis,

first, let me begin with a quotation I
got from a popular and well-known
author who wrote this book I am
holding with my hand.
Redundant:
1. Announcing the name of
the winner who is the champion,
who got a
100 percent perfect score in the
last final set
Improved:

Announcing the
1.

champion, who got a

perfect score in the finals
 Redundant:

2. I am gratefully thankful
to our gorgeous and very well-
groomed emcee who is hosting the
nightly presentations this
evening.
Improved:

2.I am thankful to our

gorgeous emcee for tonight’s
presentations.
 Redundant:
3.Write a short summary in
about two to three paragraphs
more or less, of the story we took
up last week during our previous
meeting.
 Improved.

3.Write a two-paragraph
summary of the story we took
up last week.
 Redundant:

4. Before I start my brief synopsis,

first, let me begin with a quotation I got
from a popular and well-known author who
wrote this book I am holding with my hand.
 Improved.

4.Let me start the synopsis

with a quotation from the
popular author of this book.
…let us compare
 Comparison:
Redundant Improved

Announcing the Announcing the

name of the winner champion, who got
who is the champion, perfect in the finals
getting a 100 percent
perfect score in the
last final set
 Comparison:
Redundant Improved

I am gratefully thankful I am thankful to our

to our gorgeous and gorgeous emcee this
very well-groomed evening.
emcee who is hosting
the nightly
presentations this
evening.
 Comparison:
Redundant Improved

Write a short summary Write a two-paragraph

in about two to three summary of the story
paragraphs more or we took up last week.
less, of the story we
took up last week
during our previous
meeting.
 Comparison:
Redundant Improved

Before I start my short Let me start the

synopsis, first, let me synopsis
begin with a quotation I with a quotation from
got from a popular and the popular author of
well-known author who this book.
wrote this book I am
holding with my hand
WHY “NO” TO
REDUNDANCE?
 Why “NO” to redundance?

✔ to save time, money, effort

Why “NO” to redundance?

✔ to facilitate
better understanding
Why “NO” to redundance?

✔ to hold readers’ or listeners’

interest
 Why “NO” to redundance?

✔ to save time, money, effort

✔to hold readers’ or listeners’ interest

✔to facilitate better understanding

 ACTIVITY 3
(by group in 10 minutes)

DIRECTIONS:
🠶Choose a facilitator to lead the discussion.
🠶Share with the group the assigned situation.
🠶Ready a 2-minute creative presentation of
output.
Groups 1 & 2

🠶List redundancies you had observed in programs

or public gatherings you had attended.
How could these be improved?
Groups 3 & 4

🠶List redundancies teachers usually commit when giving

directions in exams and other classroom activities.
How could these be corrected?
 Common Redundancies in Speaking

Advance forward Advance

Add an additional Add
Form a single line in a queue Form a line
Put hands together to applause applause
Pleasant good morning Good morning
Give attention to recognize Recognize
Sorry to apologize apologize
 Common Redundancies in Speaking

Information on the announcement Information/announcement

The next number to follow is Next is/ to follow is
To represent in lieu of In lieu of
Present with us today is With us is
Kindly requested to please… Requested to / please
Final last call Last call
Proceed immediately right now Proceed now
 Common Redundancies in Writing

Draw a circle around the letter Circle

Follow the guide steps in… Follow the steps
Erroneous mistakes Errors / mistakes
Necessary importance Importance
Explain to elaborate Explain
First introductory paragraph First paragraph
Match the pair (in the column…) Pair
PERSONAL
REFLECTIO
N
 TIPS ON AVOIDING
REDUNDANCY

1. Don't say the same thing twice.

completely eliminate, end result
basic essentials, past history
TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

2. Avoid double negatives.

not unlikely
not insignificant
 TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

3. Be precise, not vague.

use specific numbers instead of 'many’,
'a number of', 'several’
TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

4. Strengthen / Up-date
your vocabulary.
(to vary expression)
 TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

5. Observe correct usage

and grammar.
TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

6. Practice avoiding
redundancy.
Expertise comes from constant practice.
 TIPS ON AVOIDING REDUNDANCY

1. Don't say the same thing twice.

2. Avoid double negatives.
3. Be precise.
4. Strengthen your vocabulary.
5. Observe correct usage and grammar.
6. Practice.
 To end…
The Lighter Side of Redundancies

First and foremost, I hope and trust

that each and every one of you shares my
basic and fundamental belief that
needlessly repetitive and redundant word
pairs are not only troublesome and
bothering but also vexing and irritating.
 To end…

We should, of course, be thankful and grateful, not

worried and concerned, when a thoughtful and
considerate teacher or editor makes a truly sincere
effort to completely eliminate any unnecessary and
superfluous words from our written compositions.
Thank You!
God bless!