He left in 1979 to write about the thriving music scene in Austin as a music critic at The American-Statesman. “Ed brought a reputation to Austin as an unflinching critic — Rolling Stone had a lot of clout — and he was not diplomatic in his writing,” said his friend and fellow writer Joe Nick Patoski, who described Mr. Ward as cantankerous and difficult. “Early on, there was a reaction to some of the things he wrote and it started a ‘Dump Ed Ward’ movement that had bumper stickers and T shirts.”Daily Word ChallengeCan you correctly use the word cantankerous in a sentence? Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. If you want a better idea of how cantankerous can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com.

Source: New York Times February 09, 2022 07:08 UTC