long pole in the tent

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Mon, Jan 07, 2008 at 12:22:38PM -0500, Joel S. Berson wrote:
> At 1/7/2008 11:54 AM, Joan H. Hall wrote:
> >I also cautioned the researcher that the 1947 quote wasn't verified.
>
> Joan and Jesse, would a letter to the editor of the Sunday Magazine,
> from one or both of you, be useful?

I doubt there'd be much point, but a letter to Safire might
ensure that there's a correction in the inevitable book
version.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED

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