[Ads-l] Phrase: drop-dead gorgeous - NYT obit for Richard Corliss and OED

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

 Ben Zimmer wrote
> I suspect we owe the coinage claim to a Wikipedia contributor editing
> Corliss's page, based on a misreading of the OED entry.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Corliss&diff=prev&oldid=592380062

Great point, Ben. Journalism, Wikipedia, and deadlines produce a
dangerously combustible mixture.
Garson

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