For Tip Tuesday we are bringing you another interesting little tid bit that is brought to you by Cia. Enjoy and we'd love to hear your thoughts.

So here's another weird word to describe a common writing mistake. A 'pleonasm' is a phrase where redundant words are used to express the meaning of the sentence. Like... a free gift. A gift is always free, because it is given to you. So obviously the use of the word 'free' is redundant but so common we don't even notice it anymore.

In writing, being clear without being redundant is important, especially when you write a story that has a word limit. Watching for pleonasms can help you condense your writing and help you be as concise as possible. Just for fun, I've included a list below of common pleonasms that are used that most people don't even notice anymore!

• all together
• invited guests
• cash money
• end result
• total sum
• cease and desist
• aid and abet
• advance warning
• attatched together
• completely annihilated
• conniption fit
• dead corpse
• frozen ice
• HIV virus
• original source
• return back
• sharp point
• puppy dog
• bunny rabbit
• ATM machine
• armed gunman
• close proximity
• filled to capacity
• empty space
• natural instinct
• past experience
• suddenly exploded
• surrounded on all sides
• unexpected surprise
• commute back and forth
  

Can you think of any other Pleonasm's? If so, share em below!