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Both a blue whale's tongue and an elephant have the same weight.
Is this sentence redundant? How to use 'both' without being redundant?
Both a blue whale's tongue and an elephant have the same weight.
Is this sentence redundant? How to use 'both' without being redundant?
Is this sentence redundant? How to use 'both' without being redundant?
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It's a perfectly normal sentence - not redundant at all.
"Both" serves as an emphasizer.
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