premise: One ca n't honestly state that Safire takes pride in copying others ( unless one considers the dreadful word-play , such as `` Ms. is deliberately msterious , but at least it is not deliberately msleading and other mscegenations '' ) . 
hypothesis: Safire can not 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 ) .