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The author sure lost me at "the delightfully redundant root cause" (the last two words in italics). Root cause might be redundant, perhaps even delightfully so, but only if causation chains didn't exist. Almost seems as if "delightfully redundant" might be a buzzword phrase that The Atlantic writers use to pretend to be adults. This may be a bit harsh, but a text about bad language is just asking for scrutiny. (and "glasshousian" would make a fine addition to the arsenal important-sounding words, as I'm sure this comment will end up an incomprehensible mess when I hit reply)

What disappointed me more, though, is that the examples are just not very strong. I was hoping for examples far more juicy and over the top than the tired "disrupt" and "pivot".