Take My Word for It: More on Language

by William Safire

Provides witty, erudite, and down-to-earth commentary on language and usage

Genres: Nonfiction, Words, Reference

357 pages, Hardcover

Published September 12, 1986

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

[Balloon Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a bit of a word need, but some of the essays even bored me.

[F.C. Etier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excerpts from his feature in the NYT Sunday Mag section. Everyone who writes should have a copy of this book!

[Phyllis · Rating 3 out of 5]

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Humorous satire on words and phrases -- humorous, but still defines proper definitions and usage.