I truly mourn William Safire’s passing away. His column on the English language, which the Gulf News reproduces here, was one of the highlights of my Friday mornings (afternoons, actually). I don’t know any other writer who had the ability to take the ‘intelligent’ word of the week and dissect its use, misuse and implications, with an eloquence and wit that always left the reader a better (informed) person.
While the world hurtles towards cultural de-evolution – tweeting being a watershed embarassment - Safire kept track of the seismic shifts and subtle tides that were linguistically changing our lives.
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