Redundancy Entry 852 / 1011 60-second read
Rarely ever vs. Rarely
Rarely ≈ hardly ever.
The comparisoni
✗ Wrong “He rarely ever calls.”
✓ Correct “He rarely calls.”
The ruleii
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RARELY implies rarely ever.
EVER is padding.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Rarely = seldom."
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