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 ( ( ( can not ) ( be ( accused ( of ( ( ( ( being copy-proud ) -LRB- ) ( ( except , ) ( ( ( ( ( ( ( evidently , ) ( of ( awful puns ) ) ) , ) ( ( as ( in Ms. ) ) ( is ( deliberately msterious ) ) ) ) , ) but ) ( ( at least ) ( it ( ( ( is not ) deliberately ) ( msleading ( and ( other mscegenations ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Safire)) (VP (MD can) (RB not) (VP (VB be) (VP (VBN accused) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VP (VBG being) (VP (VBN copy-proud))) (-LRB- -LRB-) (SBAR (IN except) (, ,) (S (S (NP (NP (NNP evidently)) (, ,) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ awful) (NNS puns))) (, ,)) (ADVP (RB as) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Ms.)))) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (RB deliberately) (JJ msterious)))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (ADVP (IN at) (JJS least)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (RB not) (ADVP (RB deliberately)) (NP (JJ msleading) (CC and) (JJ other) (NNS mscegenations)))))) (-RRB- -RRB-))))))) (. .)))
Safire uses puns and word-play frequently.
( Safire ( ( ( uses ( ( puns and ) word-play ) ) frequently ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Safire)) (VP (VBZ uses) (NP (NNS puns) (CC and) (NN word-play)) (ADVP (RB frequently))) (. .)))