The self-proclaimed card-carrying language maven and pop grammarian is not above tackling his own linguistic blunders as he detects language trends and tracks words, phrases and clichs to their source. Safire finds fodder for his columns in politics and current events, as well as in science, technology, entertainment and daily life. Fans, critics and fellow linguists wait with bated (from the French abattre to beat down) breath for each new anthology - and, like its predecessors, this one is bound to satisfy and delight.
This collection is a classic to be read, re-read, enjoyed and fought over. The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time marks the publication of Safires sixteenth book on language. Dedicated and disputatious readers itch to pick up each column and respond to the weeks linguistic wisdom with a gotcha letter to the Times. Safire is the guru of contemporary vocabulary, speech, language, usage and writing. He is the most widely read writer on the English language today. Book Synopsis For the past twenty-five years Americans have relied on Pulitzer Prize-winning wordsmith William Safire for their weekly dose of linguistic illumination in The New York Times Magazines column On Language - one of the most popular features of the magazine and a Sunday-morning staple for innumerable fans. About the Book Presents a wealth of humorous new investigations into language, usage, words, speech, and writing.
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