Authors, be mindful as to when to use Tautology (can help to add emphasis or clarity or introduce intentional ambiguity) or when to avoidas it can make you sound wordier than you need to be and make you appear foolish.
What is Tautology?
A tautology is an expression or phrase that says the same thing twice, just in a different way. In most cases, it's best to choose just one way to state your meaning and eliminate the extra verbiage; to make your writing more concise and professional; especially if you opt for Amazon book publishing.
Though tautologies are common in everyday speech, they should be avoided in formal writing so that your audience isn’t bothered if you opt for Kindle direct-publishing.
Literal Repetition
- ATM machine
- GPS system
- PIN number
- Please R.S.V.P.
- VIN number
- ISBN number
- DVD disc
Repetition by Meaning
- I saw her personally
- prepay in advance
- morning sunrise
- frozen ice
- close proximity
- hot water heater
- dilapidated ruins
- In my opinion, I think . . .
- completely devoid
- 8 a.m. in the morning
- adequate enough
- come together in unity
- I thought to myself
- creeping slowly along
- new innovation
- I assisted her by helping her get to work
- shout loudly
- free gifts
Some of the famously usedtautology are-
“To be or not to be, that is the question.” –Hamlet, William Shakespeare
“Discovered by Pooh, Pooh found it.” –Winnie the Pooh, A.A. Milne
“Que sera sera. Whatever will be will be” –Livingston & Evans
“With malice towards toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.” –Abraham Lincoln
Sometimes tautology can be used on purpose to reiterate something, as a poetic device, or to mock someone/something. Connect with professional self-bookpublishers in Manchester, who will edit/format your book for an interesting output.
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