Dickson, Paul
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Name (Latin)
Dickson, Paul
Date of birth
1939-07-30
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
nonfiction
Occupation
Authors
Journalists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 7/30/39
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MARC
Sources of Information
- His On this spot, c1992:t.p. (Paul Dickson) verso t.p. (Paul A. Dickson; 1939- ) p. iv (freelance writer; has written more than 20 books)
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Wikipedia description:
Paul Dickson (born July 30, 1939) is a freelance writer of more than 65 non-fiction books, mostly on American English language, history, and popular culture. He is a founding member and former president of Washington Independent Writers and a member of the National Press Club. Dickson coined the term "word word". For his published work on baseball, The Washington Post has described Dickson as "baseball's answer to Noah Webster or, at the very least, William Safire." In May 1979, he appeared on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to promote his book The Official Rules, which detailed the history of Murphy's Law and similar aphorisms. Carson and Dickson spent time sharing similar sayings that they enjoyed.
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