Coming to Terms

by William Safire

William Safire, Pulitzer Prize-winning columist, former White House speechwriter, and novelist. His "On Language" column has appeared in the New York Times and more than 300 newspapers. This book contains dozens of Safire's most illuminating and witty columns.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1991

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

[Cat. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I guess I missed this when it was first published. It has a lot in it from the Iran-Contra hearings. Kind of fun to re-read (or just read) how words from that era have evolved--or not--since then. Kind of etymological nostalgia

[Hal Huntley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A thoroughly enjoyable series of Safire's articles on language. Fascinating.

[Lee]

mentioned in June Casagrande's Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies.