I keep seeing the term or phrase "continue on". This is redundant. Continue means to "go on". Agree?

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I keep seeing the term or phrase "continue on". This is redundant. Continue means to "go on". Agree?

The word "on" is not needed since that is implicit in continue!

2006-06-05 11:18:06 · 3 answers · asked by lloydtj 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Sometimes "on" is redundant; sometimes, not. For example, you can't remove the "on" in these sentences:
Continue on this road to reach town.
The rest of the article is continued on the next page.

2006-06-05 16:57:46 · answer #1 · answered by Fall Down Laughing 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I agree. Now I will return back to what I was doing before.

2006-06-05 19:41:32 · answer #2 · answered by R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Eh (shrugh). I agree with you, but what does it matter, really?

2006-06-07 00:40:50 · answer #3 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋