Let’s celebrate the cultural richness of Cinco de Mayo
May 1, 2021
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday commemorating the defeat of the French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Today,
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday commemorating the defeat of the French army at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Today,
William Shakespeare shuffled off his mortal coil (died) more than four centuries ago, yet his characters continue to entrall and entertain us today. Commemorating
Tomorrow, April 4, kicks off National Library Week, this year’s theme being “Welcome to Your Library.” “Write dramatic, button-holing leads to your stories,” James
DEAR RICHARD: On the local news, Carlo Cicchetto and Barbara-Lee Edwards both called the Padres hitting grand slams in four consecutive games “a historic
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: When and why did our language develop the habit of appending so many verbs with the word up? Here’s my little-more-than
DEAR RICHARD: Congratulations on your wonderful “Tense Time with Verbs” poem and its eminently well-deserved display at the Planet Word Museum. I’m glad visitors
We’ll celebrate Presidents (not President’s) Day on Monday, February 15. A number of studies indicate that History and Civics are the subjects in which
Back in January, 1971 (has it really been that long?), a path-breaking sitcom lit up the tubes of our television sets. Created and written
Happy New Year. It’s nice to have You Near. It’s also nice that we have finally reached a state of 2020 hindsight. In 11