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Discover LudwigThe phrase "extra word" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when referring to a word that is unnecessary or superfluous in a sentence or context. Example: "In the sentence 'She quickly ran to the store,' the word 'quickly' is an extra word that can be removed without losing meaning."
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Then he considered the problem of the extra word, bodacious.
Hence, it was up to Miss Loring to eliminate the extra word from the sound track….
He issued instructions in a loud, slightly fearsome voice, without an extra word or gesture.
And almost always people link that, and they just add an extra word, called media.
Every sleepy blink, every superfluous extra word, every gag – we see them coming a thousand miles off.
The King James translators noticed an extra word in the original Hebrew – literally translated as "surface" – and inserted it twice.
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But it's worth getting through all the extra word-fuzz and packing peanuts to ride along with Casi, the main character of a rambling, bubbling thing.
Pare extra words.
But her question had two extra words.
But extra words do not necessarily mean extra complexity.
No extra words of puffery, not even his first name (Azzedine).
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com