AVOID REPETITION

English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)

AVOID REPETITIONS

He ~voluntarily offered~ his service (nonstandard).
He offered his service (standard).

They exercise an ~exclusive monopoly~ over some commodities (nonstandard).
They exercise a monopoly over some commodities (standard).

My boss desires a ~high degree of perfection~ (nonstandard).
My boss desires perfection (standard).
GAB