Eliminating Repetition - Page 2
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close scrutiny
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To scrutinize you have to get close. Delete close.
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combined together
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If you combine things they have to be together.
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completely done
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If you're done you're done; you can't be
half done.
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completely finish
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Can you partly finish? Delete completely.
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18.
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continue on
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Can you continue off? Delete on.
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cooperate together
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Cooperate apart? Delete together.
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deadly killer
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Can you be a killer and not deadly? Delete killer.
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each and every
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Those words mean the same thing; delete one.
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end result
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Results come at the end; delete one.
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exact replica
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It must be exact else it's not a replica; delete one.
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fewer in number
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As apposed to fewer in what else?
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half dead
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There is no halfway; you're either there or not.
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honest truth
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If it isn't the truth it's not honest.
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27.
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hot water heater
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You heat cold water because you want it hot. Delete hot.
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28.
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large in size
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Large refers to size; just say large.
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29.
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mix together
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Can you mix apart?
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