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Redundancy Entry 835 / 1605 60-second read

General public vs. Public

Public is general.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

“The general public is upset.”

✓ Correct

“The public is upset.”

The ruleii

PUBLIC = the general populace.

General is redundant.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Public = general."

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