No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
- ISBN-10
- 0743258126
- ISBN-13
- 9780743258128
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-06-02
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- William Safire
Description
Examines and provides comments on language trends while tracing the origins of timely words and phrases that discuss such topics as technology, entertainment, and everyday life.
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