Sunday, September 27, 2009

WIlliam Safire, RIP

I was sorry to learn just now of the death of William Safire. This blog was in no small part inspired by a frustration with his On Language columns. Our relationship was a rocky one (as is clear here), but his last columns were often the best of his language stuff.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:51 PM

    A shame. There's already some commentary over at ADS-L, as you probably know, and surely more to come.

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  2. Anonymous3:20 PM

    Yes, Geoff Nathan got it right on ADS just now: "He was a pain, and we'll all miss him."

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