Superfluous Expressions are such expressions that are redundant or unnecessary to be used. The following are some common superfluous expressions:
Come across sb. suddenly – Wrong
- While going through the newspaper, I suddenly came across this piece of shocking news. – Wrong
Come across sb. / sth. (=meet suddenly- अचानक मिलना) – Correct
- While going through the newspaper, I suddenly came across this piece of shocking news. – Right
Approach near – Wrong
- The child approached near him for the chocolate. – Wrong
Approach नजदीक आना – Correct
- The child approached him for the chocolate. – Right
Sufficiently enough – Wrong
- Having got sufficiently enough time for the work, he is happy. – Wrong
Sufficient – Correct
- Having got sufficient time for the work, he is happy. – Right
Repeat again – Wrong
- Will you please repeat it again to let me understand the term properly? – Wrong
Repeat – Correct
- Will you please repeat it to let me understand the term properly? – Right
Comparatively better etc. – Wrong
- The doctor asked the patient whether he was feeling comparatively better after taking the medicine. – Wrong
Comparatively good / better etc. – Correct
- The doctor asked the patient whether he was feeling comparatively good after taking the medicine. – Right
More wiser, prettier etc. – Wrong
- She is more wiser than any other girl in the group. – Wrong
Wiser, prettier etc. – Correct
- She is wiser than any other girl in the group. – Right
Most wisest, prettiest etc. – Wrong
- She is the most wisest girl. – Wrong
Wisest, prettiest etc. – Correct
- She is the wisest girl. – Right
8 am in the morning / 8 pm in the evening – Wrong
- His brother came at 5 am in the morning. – wrong
8 am / 8 pm – Correct
- His brother came at 5 am. – Right
Equally as good / bad etc. as sb. / sth. – Wrong
- She is equally as beautiful as her sister. – Wrong
Equally good / bad etc. or as good / bad as – Correct
- She is as beautiful as her sister. – Right
Cent percent – Wrong
- If you fetch cent percent marks in Mathematics, I will give you a bicycle as a gift. – Wrong
Hundred percent – Correct
- If you fetch hundred percent marks in Mathematics, I will give you a bicycle as a gift. – Right
An another – Wrong
- I have an another pen to give you. – Wrong
Another – Correct
- I have another pen to give you. – Right
Neighbourers – Wrong
- I am lucky enough to have got such a neighbourer as you. – Wrong
Neighbour – Correct
- I am lucky enough to have got such a neighbour as you. – Right
The use of ‘not’ in the sentences containing ‘until, unless, forbid, prevent, dissuade, prohibit as in;
- His father always forbade him not to run in the sun but to no effect. – Wrong
- His father always forbade him to run in the sun but to no effect. – Right
‘Who, which and that’ do not take ‘and’ as in;
- He met a person and who had three meter’s long moustache. – Wrong
- He met a person who had three meter’s long moustache. – Right
But the following sentence is correct:
- He met a person who had three meter’s long moustache and whose weight was 90 kilos.
