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Safire, William

 
9780679423874: Watching My Language: Adventures in the Word Trade
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0679423877 ISBN 13: 9780679423874
Verlag: Random House Inc, 1997

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Explores the origins of catchphrases and syntactical controversies, such as "seven-year itch," "Madam President," and "in-your-face"

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

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

William Safire is a writer of many incarnations: reporter, publicist, White House speechwriter, historian, novelist, lexicographer, and provocative pundit. His primary occupation since 1972 has been political columnist for <i>The New York Times</i>, usually taking the point of view of a libertarian conservative; in 1978, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. His column "On Language" in <i>The New York Times</i> is syndicated around the world and has made him the most widely read and vociferously argued-with writer on the subject of the English language.<br><br>Mr. Safire is married to a jeweler, is the father of a multimedia software developer and a graphic artist, and is able to communicate with all of them.

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nth volume of tidbits of stylistic wit and wisdom from a man willing to display his grammar in public. . . . Yet again, readers will find that William Safire's apparently endless capacity to be fascinated by language is highly contagious. "<br>--<b>Kirkus Reviews</b><br><br>America's most entertaining language maven is back with more words to live by in his latest exploration of hot catchphrases, syntactical controversies, and other matters of national linguistic importance.<br><br>Before you scratch that seven-year-itch, you might want to know where it came from. And before someone blurts, "You just don't get it," perhaps you should consult the Pulitzer Prize winning language columnist on the origins of that snappy feminist motto. <br><br>In <b>Watching My Language</b>, William Safire investigates these questions and many others, including:<br><br>What language was Bill Clinton speaking when he fumed, "I want to put a fist halfway

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Verlag
Random House Inc
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0679423877
ISBN 13 
9780679423874
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Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
317
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