Jirair Tutunjian
The attached was provided to me by Jirair Tutunjian, the longstanding member of the Keghar.com on line journal's editorial board.. It is a list of redundancies we often use, such as “sum total”, “deliberate lie”, when “sum” and “lie” unmistakably convey the message. Vahe H Apelian
Bouquet of flowers Divided by partition Whether or not Contributing Factor Sum Total
Deliberate lie Hidden pitfall False pretense Armed gunman Electrical voltage
Missing gaps Advance warning Advance notice Advance reservation Preplan/prewar
Project ahead Projected forecast Convicted felon Past overdue Overused clichés
Pathological disease Monetary fine Self confessed Tough challenge Unsolved problem
General public Original founder Originally created Innocent bystander Singing duet
Famous celebrity Disappear from View Fall down/hoist up/build up/pile up/rise up/stand up/
Kneel down/pare down/dwindle down/trickle down/pour down/sit down/melt down, etc.
Full stop Follow after Recurring motif/recurring pattern/restate again
Advance forward Weave in and out/Interweave Subtle nuance Patently clear
Readily apparent In between Cover over/skip over/spill over/flood over
Recede back/recoil back/reflect back/reply back/return back/respond back/revert back/trace back, etc.
Quick dash Circulate around/orbit around/rotate around/skirt around/spin in circles
Inadvertent error Never before/Never ever Mass epidemic Mass exodus
Easter Sunday (Easter is on Sunday) Holy Bible (this is holier than the garden variety Bible)
Close proximity Safe sanctuary Future prospects Future plans Matinee performance
While at the same time Undisclosed Secret Location Immediately adjoining Time schedule
Immediately adjoining Today’s soup du jour With au jus Up in the sky/down in the basement
Out in the open/up in the attic Duplicate copies Alternative choice Each and every/mix and mingle
Optimize and maximize/over and above/various and sundry/yell and scream
May potentially, maybe, maybe not Might possibly Approximately around Doubly
Estimated at about necessary prerequisite Sufficient enough End product/end result Track record
Component part They both agreed Two-way conversation/interactive dialogue Pair of twins
Mirror image/exact duplicate Flower boutonniere Joint partnership/joint agreement coequal
Christian church/Jewish synagogue/Jewish rabbi/Christian priest Cash money
Mutual co-operation Add together/Assemble together/Blend together/bond together/bundle together
Cluster together/cohabit together/collaborate together/combine together/Congregate together
Connect together/Co-operate together/Link together/Merge together/Mesh together/Mingle together
Added bonus/Added perk/Extra bonus Free gift Unadultrated fact or truth Carefully scrutinize
Unsubstantiated allegation/Alleged suspect/Unproven allegation Divided by partition
Whether or not Disintegrate into pieces Commute back and forth/seesaw up and down/
Shuttle back and forth/vacillate back and forth Sworn Affidavit So consequently/hence/therefore
Auction sale Endorse the back (Banking rule: to endorse means to sign on the back)
Farewell swan song Final outcome Clinging vine Up until Left over surplus lead pencil
ABM missile ATM machine SIN number VIN number PIN number PC computer OPEC nations
LCD display URL address DMZ zone CNN network ISBN number HIV virus SAM missile
DC current CD ROM disk DOS operating system UPC code DVD disk Mental telepathy
Leak out Loan out Filter out Inflammable Foreign import knots per hour period of time
Rate of speed Audible to the ear Appreciate in value Few in number Soft to the touch
Square in shape Stunted in growth Visible to the eye Worth of merit Orbiting satellite
Different varieties Fleeting instant Fleeting moment Natural instinct Natural herbs
Penetrate into /Protrude out/Probe into/Radiate out/Spread out/Stretch out
Foot pedal Old adage/cliché/maxim/proverb/relic Ancient fossil/proverb Glowing ember
Temporary loan Photosensitive to light Soothing balm Sudden impulse /Sudden urge
Sudden whim /Sudden crisis Spur-of-the moment impulse Successfully pass Surprise upset
FINAL END (that’s the one after many endings)
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