Redundant

I thought that this week's Grammar Girl podcast on literary redundancies was well worth a listen. You can also read the text of the podcast on the site as well.

A couple of my favorite points that she makes:

WHETHER OR NOT

Another quick way to trim a couple of words at a time from your writing (and your speech) is to keep an eye on the "whether" – the "whether or not," that is.

I can't decide whether or not to bring my umbrella. Lose the "or not" in that instance, and you're fine.