Pleonasm, Tautology, and Solecism

I understand these three words as I am reading; I just refuse to ever use them.

The first two refer to stating something with additional, unnecessary words. The last means to violate idiom, as in pleonasms and tautologies.

Strunk & White have Rule 17 as “Omit needless words.” Pleonasm, tautology, and solecism are three I shall omit.

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