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Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cut

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      different than
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      as to whether
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      respectively, where it adds nothing
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      'very' used freely
      Matches the category
      Yes
    5. Text
      different from
      Matches the category
      No
    6. Text
      point of view
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    Strunk says avoid or cut this

Explanation

The padding entries. Source: The Elements of Style, Strunk (1918), Words Commonly Misused.
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