I Stand Corrected: More on Language

by William Safire

The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist presents an illustrated collection of pieces from his "New York Times Magazine" column--"On Language"--which highlights the use and misuse of the English language today

Genres: Nonfiction

468 pages, Hardcover

First published August 12, 1984

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.