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William Safire No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular ''On Language'' Column in The New York Times Magazine
Simon & Schuster 2004 0743258126 / 9780743258128 Paperback Very Good
"'() There is no wittier, more amiable or more astute word maven than Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire. For many people, the first item on the agenda for Sunday morning is to sit down and read Safire's ''On Language'' column in The New York Times Magazine, then to compose a ''Gotcha'' letter to the Times. Each of his books on language is a classic, to be read, re-read and fought over. Safire is the beloved, slightly crotchety guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and writing, as close as we are likely to get to a modern Samuel Johnson. Fans, critics and fellow language mavens eagerly await his books on language. This one is no exception. William Safire has written the weekly New York Times Magazine column ''On Language'' since 1979. His observations on grammar, usage and etymology have led to the publication of fourteen ''word books'' and have made him the most widely read writer on the English language today. The subjects for his columns come from '''' ID: mon0000074119"
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