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I came to know that there is some error in the bold part of following sentence.What could be the reason?

The language used for writing textbooks differs from other forms of writings in its preference on simplicity over style

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It's not the bolded part of the sentence that contains the error -- it's the preposition right after the bold part. "preference on" is incorrect; we say "preference for."

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