[Grammar] Choose Choices

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Kel11

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Hi, is this expression correct?

Many choices to choose from.

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Sounds a bit excessive to me. One makes a choice. I'd say 'many <somethings> to choose from' ('varieties'/'possibilities'/'sorts'...); or 'many possible choices' - not 'many choices to make', though, because you only make one choice.

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Thanks BobK for your reply. Actually I was wondering about the part about: "choices to choose from". Can I say "choose from these choices"? As choose is like the verb of the noun choice. Is it considered a repetition and therefore an incorrect expression?
 

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Thanks BobK for your reply. Actually I was wondering about the part about: "choices to choose from". Can I say "choose from these choices"? As choose is like the verb of the noun choice. Is it considered a repetition and therefore an incorrect expression?

'Choosing a choice' is like 'deciding a decision'. :)

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Thanks BobK for your reply. Actually I was wondering about the part about: "choices to choose from". Can I say "choose from these choices"? As choose is like the verb of the noun choice. Is it considered a repetition and therefore an incorrect expression?

"Choose from the following options" would be my suggestion.
 
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