#141

Daily Express, July 10, 2017

  1. ‘The likes of’ is a slangy phrase and in this case (as usual) it is unnecessary. What is like the Taj Mahal? Simply delete it.
  2. Surely an honour is by definition prestigious? I would say ‘achieve’ rather than ‘receive’.
  3. What application? You can’t introduce this without explaining it straight away. Several paragraphs further down it turns out that the Government submits bids to Unesco.

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