[Ads-l] A. J. Liebling Quote

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Feb 14 17:47:10 UTC 2016


A. J. Liebling is quoted in the New York Times, Nov. 10, 1980: "I can write faster than anyone who can write better and better than anyone who can write faster."  Can anyone point me to any earlier reference to Liebling or someone else employing this line?

Fred Shapiro

------------------------------------------------------------
The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org



More information about the Ads-l mailing list