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mimivan
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 Tue, Sep 29 2009, 6:13 am
I'm Sad 
I was once an addict of his NYT column On Language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Safire
He was an arbiter and guardian of the English Language...and I don't think there will be another like him..not in the internet generation.
I didn't know that 1) he was Jewish and 2) He was very pro-Israel...and was one of the few prominent people who said the Iraqi war (the first one)...would be quick and easy (the Lubavitcher Rebbe was saying this to a skeptical world)..
I missed the chance to correct his Latin once, (I would have framed something like that) but who cares..
I think he's the last of his kind...
Web Page Name
Here's his discussion and dissection of word "Clunkers"
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08......htmlWeb Page Name
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louche
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Tue, Sep 29 2009, 8:52 am
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What? No more cultured rants about the demise of the English language? Well, maybe Edwin Newman is still alive.
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ChossidMom
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Tue, Sep 29 2009, 8:56 am
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I always liked his columns. Had no idea he was Jewish!
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