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J P Maher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:51:33 GMT

Since my polemics on the politics as well as the linguistics of Wm Safire proved an irritation to many, I've decided after posting a URL on my Unhappy

Re: Obit Safire

J P Maher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:41:25 GMT

Simply put, Safire pontificated on subjects in which he was not competent. jpm ... From: Wachal, Robert S Subject: RE: [DSNA] Obit

Re: Obit Safire

J P Maher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:50:18 GMT

Kedves A. N. -- NYT mendaciously reported e.g. Dubrovnik as totally destroyed in December 1991. I went there and filmed it on 25 March 1992, three months

Re: Obit Safire

Wachal, Robert S — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:35:45 GMT

God statement, and I agree totally. Bob From: DSNA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSNA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sidney Landau Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 8:59

Re: Obit Safire

Andrea R. Nagy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:29:52 GMT

Dear Mr. Maher, I happen to respect William Safire's point of view and agree with it, particularly as regards the former Yugoslavia. I would prefer not to

Confucius Say..Re: Obit Safire

Steve L. — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:30:28 GMT

Confucius probably would have said something like, "He who analyzes wordsmiths, need only analyze words smithed -- not particular political policy positions."

Re: Obit Safire

J P Maher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:27:34 GMT

Many have stepped through the White House revolving door to a plum job in the media (George Stephanopoulos and Bill Moyers e.g.) Before the NY Times' Laptop

hooker -- clear record...

John Peter Maher — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:48:55 GMT

The Lingo of the Good-People when hooker ‘prostitute’ broke into public view. It’s the day of Bonnie and Clyde. David Maurer published it unobtrusively,

Re: Obit Safire

Sidney Landau — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:00:35 GMT

I think, on the whole, you are being unkind about Safire. About his politics, I will say nothing, as I cannot defend them and do not understand them. About his

Obit Wm Safire

John Peter Maher — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:45:27 GMT

-- What a mensh! What a maven! Wild Bill Safire boosted WMD into the thesaurus of BS. "On Language" by Pattering Poobah of Positive Pap was a war on language

Re: Obit Safire

Wachal, Robert S — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:45:50 GMT

Yes, and on an ote of accidental humor, under today's column it says that he is "on hiatus" From: DSNA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSNA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf

Obit Safire

John Peter Maher — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:39:45 GMT

-- What a mensch! What a maven! Wild Bill Safire boosted WMD into the thesaurus of BS. "On Language" by Pattering Poobah of Positive Pap was a war on language

Re: H. L. Mencken American Language

J P Maher — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:55:08 GMT

Dear Veronica Albin Thanks. Oh, but it really IS helpful. All that needs to be added is to date the last dicionaries NOT to have hooker/puta and the first

Re: H. L. Mencken American Language

Veronica Albin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:51:18 GMT

Again, not very useful, but I just dug out my Simon & Schuster 1973 En-Sp edition and it, too, includes it: 2. (jer., E.U.) ramera, prostituta Verónica Albin,

Re: H. L. Mencken American Language

J P Maher — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:32:19 GMT

Thanks. This is probably Maurer, not Mencken himself. jp maher ... From: Douglas G. Wilson Subject: Re: [DSNA] H. L. Mencken American Language