Fiction Writing Site
	Lisa Binion BellaOnline's Fiction Writing Editor

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A redundant expression is an expression where each word in the expression means basically the same thing.

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Redundant expressions can be found in books, in movies, in television shows, and in the everyday conversation of people. Unless it is the trait of one of your characters to speak using redundant expressions, these need to be done away with in your writing.

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A pleonasm, also known as a redundant expression, is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. As writers, that is something we don't want to do. You may be surprised to discover just how many pleonasms are at use in our everyday language.