Being Redundant

While searching for an answer to my grammar question from a couple of posts ago, I ran across a Grammar and style guide by Laurent Grenier. I didn’t find the answer to my question, but it was enjoyable reading anyway. One of the sections covered redundancies that English speakers and writers get into the habit of committing and I think that I’ve committed every single one. They seem to become ingrained in speech patterns and thinking. Maybe now I’ll be more aware, but I won’t discount the probability that a couple will still sneak through.

advance planning
close proximity
definite decision
end result
excess verbiage
final outcome
first priority (this is acceptable if you are writing about a series of priorities)
free gift
general consensus
invited guest
joint cooperation
main protagonist
major breakthrough
mutual cooperation
old adage
passing phase
past history
personal friendship
prototype model
representative cross section
root cause
separate entities
serious danger
true facts