Parody
The Corrections.
Eric Metaxas
May 1, 2002
- A Jan. 17 Op-Ed article about Mark Twain misattributed a phrase about poetic language as the "precision that creates movement." The author is E.E. Cummings.
—The New York Times, Jan. 28, 2002.
- A Jan. 28 correction on this page inadvertently misattributed a phrase in a previous article about Mark Twain to the author E.E. Cummings. The phrase should have been misattributed to the poet e.e. cummings.
—The New York Times, Jan. 31, 2002.
- A Jan. 31 correction on this page inadvertently stated that a phrase in a previous Op-Ed article about Mark Twain should have been "misattributed" to the poet e.e. cummings. Of course the phrase should have been "attributed" to the poet e.e. clemmings.
—The New York Times, Feb. 3, 2002.
- A Feb. 3 correction on this page stated that a phrase in an article about Mark Twain should have been attributed to the poet e.e. clemmings. In fact there is no such poet. The poet to whom we meant to attribute the quote is, of course, e.e. cummings.
—The New York Times, Feb 5, 2002.
- A Feb. 5 correction that appeared on this page misstated that there is no poet named e.e. clemmings. In fact e.e. clemmings emailed us that day, stating that the reports of his demise had been greatly exaggerated! Mr. clemmings informs us that he is no relation to either the poet e.e. cummings or to Mark Twain, whose pen name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
—The New York Times, Feb. 12, 2002.
- A correction appearing on this page on Feb 12 mistakenly stated that the pen name of the poet Mark Twain was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. In fact the reverse is true. Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
—The New York Times, Feb 16, 2002.
- A Feb. 16 correction on this page mistakenly referred to the author Mark Twain as a poet. While some of his writings were poetic in their use of language, he was not principally known as a poet, as was, for example, the poet e.e. cummings.
—The New York Times, Feb. 22, 2002.
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