{"id":5945,"date":"2023-05-25T17:26:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:29:06","slug":"what-is-tautology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-tautology","title":{"rendered":"What is tautology?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">You should avoid tautology in formal writing 99.9% of the time, but you can use tautology in creative writing when the time\u2019s right. 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