David Skinner

Director

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(202) 606-8448

Division/Office

Office of Publications

Floor/Office Number

4

Biography

David Skinner is Director of Publications. He is the editor of Humanities magazine. A writer as well, Skinner is the author of The Story of Ain’t: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published. He served on the usage panel of the American Heritage Dictionary, and has written about language and usage in the Weekly Standard, Slate, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times