The New York Times' New Language Columnist

[Patty]

Wow!  Congratulations Ben!

Regards,

Patty Davies

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>        From Business Wire:
>
>
> <<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.
>
> 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>>
>
>
>
>
>        Congratulations, Ben!
>
>
> John Baker
>
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