First piece in the March 13 New Yorker. In your view, is the “whomever” in the second sentence correct? ⁦The New Yorker⁩

I thought I’d sit down to enjoy the ⁦The New Yorker⁩, but I can’t get through the first essay in peace.

For whom are you speaking?

Can anyone help me? What road in Winston, Bournemouth, did Sylvia Carter live on?

5 must-read books for aspiring barristers 👇 1. Legal Writing in Plain English by Bryan A. Garner 2. In Black and White by Alexandra Wilson 3. Stories of the Law and How it's Broken by The Secret Barrister 🦋 4. In Your Defence by Sarah Langford 5. The Art of Advocacy by Richard Du Cann

A few favorite books. #logic #philosophy

A few more favorite books—in the guest bedroom. One of these things doesn’t belong with the others. Can you tell which? #logic #philosophy

The ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩ front-page news capsules are poorly worded today. Note the awkwardness of these two. The first has a cliché plus inelegant variation; the second has a miscue caused partly by using “payments” (as opposed to “payment”) adjectivally. I usually admire this section.

And if you have three sick dogs at home, do you have a “dogs problem”? No, it’s a dog problem. Visa and Mastercard are likewise payment companies.

Can you see any way that this word choice is something other than a big blunder?

Congratulations, Steve!

You can pretty easily tell which of these four copies of Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language is in the original boards. #books

Many people think that Noah Webster’s 1806 Compendious Dictionary was the first dictionary published in the U.S. But this one was earlier. Note that the coauthor, Samuel Johnson Jr., had no relation to the famous London literary figure. ⁦Dr Johnson's House⁩

What an incredible honor, and mind-blowing surprise, that :::MAUREEN SCALIA::: attended my talk Heritage Foundation Meese Legal Center today on SCALIA: RISE TO GREATNESS. Deep thanks to John Malcolm for hosting me and arranging lunch with a true American hero, deserving of her own biography.

I like a guest bedroom to have a good selection of reading materials. This is one of 43 shelves of books in one of our guest bedrooms. #books #bibliophiles

I should have said this photo is of five shelves in the guest bedroom in Karolyne’s and my house—the one where Justice Scalia always stayed. We sometimes call it the Scalia Guest Bedroom. I think it’s important to have interesting books for guests. #books #bookshelves

I’m not alone, am I, in finding signs like this to be demoralizing, dispiriting, and altogether pitiable?

Good morning. A couple of favorite shelves—oversized books. #books #bookshelves #bibliophily #bibliophilia

One of my favorite photos of the late Justice Stevens shows his dictionary stand. The second edition of my usage book (red dustjacket) is lying horizontal atop the other dictionaries. He was a kind man—and a wise one. #dictionaries #books

Just wondering why I’d keep a 1930 almanac. But inside I rediscovered the book stamp of Judge Jerome Frank of the Second Circuit. That’s why. #books #secondcircuit ⁦⁦United States Courts⁩ ⁦USCourtsCA10⁩ ⁦2nd CircuitBlog⁩ #appellatetwitter @2ndcircuit #ca2