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27 Sep 09 - 06:51 PM (#2732732) Subject: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: Janie Conservative columnist for the New York Times, Pulitzer prize winner and recipient of Presidental Medal of Freedom, has died at age 79. More here. |
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27 Sep 09 - 06:52 PM (#2732733) Subject: RE: Obit: William Saffire Pulitzer Columnist From: Janie Could a clone remove one of the f's from his name if the thread title? Thanks. |
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27 Sep 09 - 06:55 PM (#2732737) Subject: RE: Obit: William Saffire Pulitzer Columnist From: bobad I always enjoyed his columns, he inspired my appreciation of etymology. |
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27 Sep 09 - 07:01 PM (#2732742) Subject: RE: Obit: William Saffire Pulitzer Columnist From: jacko@nz Could the same clone remove the item to the BS area
-Joe Offer- |
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27 Sep 09 - 07:05 PM (#2732748) Subject: RE: Obit: William Saffire Pulitzer Columnist From: Sandra in Sydney I never saw his columns, but loved his books on language. |
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27 Sep 09 - 08:00 PM (#2732783) Subject: RE: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: EBarnacle I enjoyed his "On Language" column in The Times. On several occasions we correponded about word origins. |
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27 Sep 09 - 08:46 PM (#2732816) Subject: RE: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: GUEST,Sheila No columnist could match his clever, erudite and brilliant way with words. What a loss! In today's Times' Magazine Section, a note at the foot of his column said he was "on hiatus for a few weeks" - I thought he was on vacation............ |
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28 Sep 09 - 08:49 AM (#2733083) Subject: RE: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: Bat Goddess I religiously read his "On Language" column and managed to ignore his political views. Funny, what was most important to me (and other readers) was ignored in the obit. I have folders full of "On Language" cut out from the Times magazine section. (From the days when I read the NY Times every Sunday no matter how difficult it was to get in the little towns in Maine that I lived in.) Linn |
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28 Sep 09 - 08:57 AM (#2733090) Subject: RE: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: Greg F. Yup. Dick Nixon's pet apologist, too. |
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28 Sep 09 - 09:42 AM (#2733132) Subject: RE: Obit: William Safire Pulitzer Columnist From: Mrrzy i didn't know half of this stuff, to quote a very old Doonesbury... But his language stuff was top notch, and I'll miss him. |