The New York Times' New Language Columnist

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Steve Kleinedler <stevekl at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

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>Congratulations, ben!
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>On Mar 11, 2010, at 17:33, "Baker, John" <JMB at STRADLEY.COM> wrote:
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>> Subject:      The New York Times' New Language Columnist
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>>        From Business Wire:
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>> <<March 11, 2010 05:11 PM Eastern Time
>> The New York Times Magazine Names Ben Zimmer as 'On Language'
>> Columnist
>> NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The New York Times Magazine announced today
>> the appointment of linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer as the new
>> "On
>> Language" columnist. Mr. Zimmer succeeds William Safire who was the
>> founding and regular columnist until his death last fall. The column
>> is
>> a fixture in The Times Magazine and features commentary on the many
>> facets - from grammar to usage - of our language. "On Language" will
>> appear bi-weekly beginning March 21.
>>
>> "I look forward to continuing this fine tradition with my own take on
>> how language shapes our past, present and future."
>> In making the announcement, Gerald Marzorati, editor of the magazine
>> said, "Ben brings both an academic's deep knowledge and a maven's eye,
>> ear and passion to his commentary on the way Americans write and speak
>> now. We welcome him to our roster and know our readers and 'On
>> Language'
>> devotees will greatly enjoy his columns."
>>
>> "It's an honor and a privilege to be welcomed in the space that
>> William
>> Safire called home for thirty years," Mr. Zimmer said. "I look forward
>> to continuing this fine tradition with my own take on how language
>> shapes our past, present and future."
>>
>> Mr. Zimmer is the executive producer of VisualThesaurus.com and
>> Vocabulary.com, online destinations for learners and lovers of
>> language.
>> He is the former editor of American dictionaries at Oxford University
>> Press and is a consultant to the Oxford English Dictionary. He was
>> previously a research associate at the University of Pennsylvania's
>> Institute for Research in Cognitive Science. He is a 1992 graduate of
>> Yale University with a B.A. in linguistics. He studied linguistic
>> anthropology at the University of Chicago and is the recipient of many
>> fellowships including ones from the National Science Foundation, the
>> Fulbright Program and the Ford Foundation. He has taught at UCLA,
>> Kenyon
>> College, and Rutgers University. He was a frequent guest contributor
>> to
>> the "On Language" column, and his work has also appeared in The Boston
>> Globe, Slate and several language blogs. He is on the Executive
>> Council
>> of the American Dialect Society and a member of the Dictionary Society
>> of North America.
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>> Mr. Safire served as the "On Language" columnist from its inception in
>> 1979 until his death in 2009. In his columns he parsed words, phrases
>> and points of grammar and usage about our written and spoken language.
>>
>> A photo of Mr. Zimmer may be downloaded at:
>> http://www.nytco.com/press/press_images.html.
>>
>> About The New York Times Company
>>
>> The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2009 revenues
>> of $2.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald
>> Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers and more than 50
>> Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The
>> Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting
>> and
>> distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
>>
>> This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com.
>>
>>
>> Contacts
>> The New York Times Company
>> Diane McNulty, 212-556-5244
>> diane.mcnulty at nytimes.com
>> or
>> Pat Eisemann, 212-556-8719
>> eisemp at nytimes.com>>
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>>        Congratulations, Ben!
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>>
>> John Baker
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