Sunday, November 07, 2004

Words: David Shulman

New York Times obituary for lexicographer David Shulman contains this line:
Mr. Shulman avoided excessive modesty, letting it drop that he was at least temporarily the last word on words that included "The Great White Way," "Big Apple," "doozy," "hoochie-coochie."

Some other good stories in the obit, including one about an eccentric at the New York Public Library.

1 comment:

Pat said...

The obituary also mentions his poem "Washington Crossing The Delaware", where each of the 14 lines is an anagram of the title. You can read it here.