Does 'Safire cannot be accused of being copy-proud (except, evidently, of awful puns, as in   Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading   and other mscegenations).' challenge or dispute the premise 'Safire uses puns and word-play frequently.'
Safire cannot be accused of being copy-proud (except, evidently, of awful puns, as in   Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading   and other mscegenations).###Safire uses puns and word-play frequently.