No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine

Safire, William

ISBN 10: 0743242432 / ISBN 13: 9780743242431

Published by Simon & Schuster (edition First Edition), 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743242432
• ISBN 13: 9780743242431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

Examines and provides comments on language trends while tracing the origins of timely words and phrases that discuss such topics as technology, entertainment, and everyday life.

About the Authors

William Safire is a senior columnist for The New York Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for distinguished commentary and now serves on the Pulitzer board. A former speechwriter for President Nixon, Safire is the author of twenty-five books, including Safire's New Political Dictionary, the speech anthology Lend Me Your Ears and the novels Freedom, Sleeper Spy and Scandalmonger. He lives in Washington, D.C.

William Safire is a senior columnist for The New York Times and a former speechwriter for President Nixon.