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From: Ross Clark <benlizro@ihug.co.nz>
Newsgroups: sci.lang
Subject: William Safire died (27/9/2009)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 22:33:41 +1200
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Frequently mentioned on a.u.e. (less frequently on sci.lang) because of 
his New York Times column "On Language", written from 1979 until his 
death. He had started at the Times as a political columnist; among his 
varied previous occupations, he had written speeches for Richard Nixon 
and Spiro T.Agnew.

"It started as the usual kind of usage column, addressing traditional 
complaints, but he developed a witty style that gave him a general 
appeal....Over the years he became less prescriptive and more 
explanatory, reaching out to linguists as occasion demanded." (Crystal)

I knew his writings only as quoted on a.u.e. Somewhere I have a 
collection of his columns in book form, but I've never been in the mood 
to read it. (Same goes for other such collections I've accumulated. I 
should get rid of them.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Safire