이번 시간에는 “Redundant Problem (과잉 오류)” 에 대해서 살펴보도록 하겠습니다.

과잉오류? 쉽게 말하면 ‘불필요한 것, 굳이 사용하지 않아도 되는 말을 사용을 해서 

부자연스러우니 적당히 사용을 하라’라는 의미가 되겠습니다.

Problem sentence A

e.g) The cause of this crime was mainly due to the criminal’s mental breakdown.

‘그 범죄의 원인은 범죄자의 정신이상 때문이다.” 라고 해석되어 전혀 문제가 없어 보입니다.

이 문장이 문법적으로 틀린 문장은 절대 아닙니다. 문법적으로 정확하게 맞을 뿐더러 실제로 이렇게 

사용해도 큰 문제가 없다고 해도 과언이 아닙니다. 그러나 다음 우리 말을 한번 보자구요.

‘그 범죄의 원인은 범죄자의 정신이상이 주 원인이다.’ 라는 문장은 결코 좋은 문장이 아닙니다.

같은 단어를 한 문장에 두 번 사용했기 때문입니다. 

강조하고 싶은 포인트도 같은 원리입니다.

*포인트 정리 (1)

Corrected as…

e.g) This crime was mainly due to the criminal’s mental breakdown.

혹은 This crime resulted mainly from the criminal’s mental breakdown.

이어서 두 번째 포인트는 ‘double negative’와 관련된 부분입니다.

Problem sentence B

e.g) I can’t barely see him nowadays. He must be very busy.

Problem sentence C

e.g) I didn’t do nothing.

위 두 문장들은 어떠한 오류를 가지고 있는지 눈치를 금방 채셨을 것이라 생각이 듭니다. 

바로 ‘double negative problem’입니다.

포인트 정리(2)

Corrected as…

e.g) I can barely see him nowadays. He must be very busy.

e.g) I did nothing.

여러분들 ‘double negative’ 실수 안 하실 것 같죠? 이거 의외로 굉장히 많이 합니다. 

특히 실전에서 회화할 때 정말 많이 할 수 있는 부분이니 방심하면 안 되겠습니다.

*추가 포인트