Bernstein, Theodore M.

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BERNSTEIN, THEODORE M.

BERNSTEIN, THEODORE M. (1904–1979), U.S. editor and author. Born in New York, Bernstein joined the New York Times in 1925, became foreign-news editor, and in 1952 assistant managing editor. He was a founding editor of the newspaper's international edition in Paris. He taught at the Columbia School of Journalism, and wrote on English usage in such books as Watch Your Language (1958), Headlines andDeadlines (1961), Watch That Word (1962), More Language That Needs Watching (1962), The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage (1965), Bernstein's Reverse Dictionary (1975), and Dos, Don'ts & Maybes of English Usage (1977).