How to Increase Your Literacy Level

We all want to speak correctly and competently. However, not all of this is enough, many try to decorate their speech, filling it with various and complex words. Often the opposite effect is achieved and speech is redundant. Pleonasms are not always obvious and very insidious. Even true experts are sometimes wrong.



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Editorial "Site" 11 mistakes that literally everyone makes without even noticing. Learning to speak correctly!

Speech errors in the Russian language

1. Eventually
   Everyone uses this phrase, and it sounds right, but there is a mistake in it. According to the dictionary, the end result is the end result. Therefore, the phrase turns out to be redundant, it is better to simply say “we succeeded in the end”.
   
   
   
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2. The response
   The same goes for this phrase: A reaction is a response to an action. That is, in fact, it is like saying “response”, it is better to do without such clarifications.
   
   
   
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3. Total fiasco
   For the sake of red words, of course, this phrase can be used, it is not a terrible pleonasm. However, a fiasco is a complete failure, which means that there is nothing to clarify at all. Unless you want to point out how terrible the fiasco was.
   
   
   
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4. Unpleasant incident
   An incident is an incident or incident of an unpleasant nature. That is, a pleasant incident can not be, and therefore it is not necessary to specify.
   
   
   
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5. A vision for the future
   In this context, perspectives are plans for the future. So it is not necessary to say “this project has prospects for the future”, it is better to say that the project is promising. It will be both more beautiful and more correct.
   
   
   
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6. Hair depilation
   In Latin, depilatio means “hair removal”. So it is enough just to say depilation, and to clarify add the area on which it is done, and the essence of the process is clear and without additional clarification.
   
   
   
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7. Unconfirmed rumors
   To understand the error in this phrase, you need to ask yourself one question: can rumors be confirmed? Once they have been confirmed, they pass from the category of rumors to reliable information.
   
   
   
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8. Other alternatives
   The word “alternative” itself implies that it is some other option. When we say “another alternative,” we are essentially saying “another alternative.”
   
   
   
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9. Summit held at the highest level
   The summit is the summit, there is no other option.
   
   
   
   
10. Nod your head
    Everyone is used to this expression, we are sure that you have used it more than once. But it is also one of the pleonasms. The verb “nod” means “to bend slightly and raise your head again”, which means that you do not need to specify.
    
    
    
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11. Dietary intake
    All the same story, diet is a portion and composition of food for a certain period. A very common expression that should be avoided.
    
    
    
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Unexpected, huh? It turns out that all these familiar phrases are wrong and wrong. But now you know what's right, and you won't fall into that trap again. Be literate!

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