You Could Look It Up

by William Safire

A collection of witty reflections on the English language and its usage from the Pulitzer-winning New York Times" columnist traces the roots of "huggermugger," "Granada," and a bevy of other words and offers commentary on contemporary usage, grammar, and more

357 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

William Lewis Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist and presidential speechwriter.

He was perhaps best known as a long-time syndicated political columnist for the New York Times and a regular contributor to "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining tales of language. Either you love it or not.