On Language

The former White House speech writer and incorrigibly waggish etymological bloodhound of The New York Times keeps the current state of the language on its toes with this collection of precision-tuned columns

• The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
• Safire's Political Dictionary
• How Not to Write: The Essential Misrules of Grammar
• Take My Word for It: More on Language
• The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time: Wit and Wisdom from the Popular "On Language" Colu
• Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (Updated and Expanded Edition)
• I Stand Corrected: More on Language
• On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
• No Uncertain Terms: More Writing from the Popular "On Language" Column in The New York Times Magazine
• Rhetorical Style: The Uses of Language in Persuasion