Fred Shapiro and the Serenity Prayer

[Cohen, Gerald Leonard]

Fred,
   Could you perhaps enlighten us as to what details (or major points) the Times got wrong?  Btw, it's interesting that the Serenity Prayer is stirring up so much non-serenity.
 
G.

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Original message to ads-l from Fred Shapiro, Fri 7/11/2008 6:21 AM

Thanks, Ben.  The Times got some things wrong in the story, but, given the complexity of the material, that was inevitable.

Fred Shapiro
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From: American Dialect Society [ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Benjamin Zimmer [bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU]
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 1:28 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Fred Shapiro and the Serenity Prayer

Our own Fred Shapiro recognized for his quote-sleuthing skills...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/us/11prayer.html


--Ben Zimmer

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