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Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and right here

There are times when it’s best to stop the presses!

The typographical error Is a slippery thing and sly. You can hunt till you are dizzy, But somehow it will get by, Till the forms are off the presses, It is strange how still it keeps. It shrinks down into a corner And never stirs or peeps. That typographical error, Too small for human eyes, Till the ink is on the paper Then it grows to mountain-size. The editor stares in horror, Then he grabs his hair and groans. The copy reader drops his head Upon his hands and moans. The remainder of the issues May be clean as clean can be, But that typographical error Is the only thing you see! It is as hard to correct a typographical

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Newest Books
American History for Everyone
American History for Everyone will make the American adventure come alive for you.  
Anguished English
Laugh yourself silly with the national best-selling Anguished English, a side-splitting collection of accidental assaults on the English language.
Jest for the Pun of It
Whet your Wit with this Hilarious Punster's Bible. Also identifies what puns are and how to create them.
A Feast of Words
This book is a career-capping anthology of essays that inspire, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone.