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July 24, 2021
A thousand thanks to you verbivorous readers for your billowy mailbag of more than 200 entries responding to my call for innovative group nouns,
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
A thousand thanks to you verbivorous readers for your billowy mailbag of more than 200 entries responding to my call for innovative group nouns,
You know that a bunch of sheep crowded together is a flock, a group of antelope loping together a herd, a cluster of fish swimming
How solid is your knowledge of nations and their legacies to the world? Where do Labrador Retrievers and Great Danes come from? Where else
Never pride yourself on your knowledge. Always remember that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing — especially when you discover that Alexander Pope
Believe it or not, groak is a verb that means “to stare at another’s food in hopes that he or she will offer you
May is Older Americans Month. This formal recognition of the chronologically gifted began with President John F. Kennedy in 1963, when he designated May
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