Spread the Word : Further Writings from the Popular "On Language" Column in the New York Times Magazine

Safire, William

ISBN 10: 0812932536 / ISBN 13: 9780812932539

Published by Crown Publishing Group, The, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Spread the Word : Further Writings from the Popular "On Language" Column in the New York Times Magazine
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, The
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0812932536
• ISBN 13: 9780812932539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In the two decades that Safire has entertained and enlightened readers of his weekly column, he has consistenly enlivened our national conversation about what's new and what's acceptable in language. In Spread the Word, he adroitly dissects the evolution of current phrases, verbal trends, and the origins of colloquialisms that often go unexamined. He tackles all topics, from the habits of newspaper editorial writers to teenagers' argot to the often tortured speech of politicians.
In this vigorous and erudite assemblage, which is organized alphabetically by topic, Safire shares his curiosity about how we use words with an approach that is often amusing and always thought-provoking. In fact, "On Language" columns often elicit passionate comments from Safire's readers, the Lexicographic Irregulars. A lively selection of their letters on specific linguistic issues is interspersed throughout the book.

About the Authors

William Safire is a political columnist for The New York Times.

<b>William Safire</b>, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, has been a newspaper reporter, a White House speechwriter, a lexicographer, an anthologist, and a bestselling novelist. In addition to his weekly column, "On Language," for The New York Times Magazine, his primary post is political columnist for The New York Times.