Friday, August 20, 2010

Sentence Edit of the Day

Here's a minor redundancy I correct several times a week:

"including ... and more": Growing sectors include technology, sales, human resources, and more.

The redundancy here is that "including" (or "such as" and similar terms) indicates that the list is not complete—so saying "and more" isn't necessary. You can say:

Growing sectors include technology, sales, and human resources.

It means the same thing.

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