: Re: Self-check redundant words I find myself using redundant words. (Ask a question: To ask is to pose a question, so question is redundant.) Apart from experience, is there any method to self-check?

@Shanna875

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Let yourself be redundant in your first draft. Just write it as it comes out of your head.

You'll go through your work many times in revision. If you're especially concerned about redundancies, do a pass focusing completely on that. (I revise on paper with a pencil, marking things to fix throughout. Sometimes reading it aloud makes the rhythms of your work more apparent.)

When you have your readers review your work, ask one or more of them to focus on redundancy as well.

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