Shame on the New York Times

[ronbutters at AOL.COM]

As happens more often than not, i agree completely with JL.

Thanks to Stephen for posting this info. I did not see the public announcement of this sad news. Could someone send me a link?

There is perhaps no better indication of the fact that newspapers all over are dying. Even the TIMES is stripping down. I can't believe that Justin Bieber's new haircut is news more fit to print than ON LANGUAGE.

Is there any chance that the Washington POST or some other publication would take over this important weekly column?

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On Feb 26, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I agree completely.  Ben knew what he was talking about - in the publishing
> world, so often a hindrance. Informed commentary on language - rather than
> on, say, the hot new fashions - wasn't grabbing that young, educated
> demographic.
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> Society evidently wants to go post-verbal, however. And good luck with that.
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> JL
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> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Stephen Goranson <goranson at duke.edu> wrote:
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