Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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the_poetye

Member Since

July 18, 2020

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1

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About "Respective"

  • August 19, 2020, 5:36pm

I agree with dec. The "respective" seems a bit redundant.

It's an interesting question, because the author here is obviously trying to comment on how "each" office operates in its own "area". In that sense, "respective" is helpful, because it singularly conveys how each individual office is responsible for its region.

One way or another, it's kind of a nice word to have to use in an instance like this!