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redundancy problem? #1 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 19:13 pm   redundancy problem?		  
Dear Friends,

Look at the following:

Similarly to other neo-Gricean conceptions, however, Attardo’s theory has its own drawbacks, too.

I just wonder, whether the "too" in the end is redundancy because of "similarly" in the beginning.

Thanks a lot.

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redundancy problem? #2 (permalink) Sun Jan 18, 2009 22:28 pm   redundancy problem?		  
Palinkasocsi wrote:
Similarly to other neo-Gricean conceptions, however, Attardo’s theory has its own drawbacks, too.


Too - in addition
Similarly - in a like or similar manner

Both have different meanings and therefore 'too' is not redundant here.

One more correction needed in this sentence is the proper use of comma:

Similarly, to other neo-Gricean conceptions, however, Attardo’s theory has its own drawbacks too.

There should be comma after 'similarly' but not before 'too'.
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redundancy problem? #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 19, 2009 14:59 pm   redundancy problem?		  
Thanks Gray!

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