William Safire

William Lewis Safir (December 17, 1929 – September 27, 2009), better known as William SafireSafire, William (1986). Take My Word for It: More on Language. Times Books. . p. 185. (), was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter.

He was best known as a long-time political columnist for the New York Times and the author of "On Language" in the New York Times Magazine, a column on popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language-related topics from its inception.

Safire died from pancreatic cancer at a hospice in Rockville, Maryland, on September 27, 2009, aged 79.

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