One for the language lovers

Inspired by a dictionary’s survey of its online followers, The Detail gathers three professional word-workers to nominate the best and worst of language and the traps of faux erudition, cliche, neuron-breaking elaborate prose, and journalese.
Alexia Russell chats with two editors, one who banned overused words and another who makes it his practice to read every shortlisted finalist in the Booker prize.
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