外刊精读117 / Economist / 语言中的冗余

redundant leaves

tray tables

wordiness-wordy article

stylistic sin

omit=leave out

essayists and novelists

on reflection=considering

There may be more value in redundancy than meets the eye.

learnability

brusque=abrupt

optimal=best

The situation is still very fluid.

let your mind wander

demanding/taxing:needling a lot of

up to a point=partly