[PW] New York Times "On Language" Column

Brian Whatcott betwys1 at sbcglobal.net
Sun Jul 27 19:06:33 PDT 2008


At 08:26 PM 7/27/2008, Fred, you wrote:

>Some on this list may be interested that, in today's New York Times 
>Magazine, the "On Language" column is a guest column by me about 
>political quotations in The Yale Book of Quotations:


<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/magazine/27wwwl-guestsafire-t.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=%22yale%20book%20of%20quotations%22&st=cse&oref=slogint.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=%22yale%20book%20of%20quotations%22&st=cse&oref=slogin>


>Fred Shapiro

I was struck by the mention of advanced research methods used in seeking
  the sources of well-known quotations.   I laughed, but then I am quite
improperly cynical about activities associated with Law Schools...    :-)

Bravo!


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka! 



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