All about handy dandy, super duper rhyming words
July 25, 2020
Very early in our lives as language users we start taking great pleasure in repeating playful sounds. In the crib and romper room we
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
Very early in our lives as language users we start taking great pleasure in repeating playful sounds. In the crib and romper room we
What do these words have in common: bash, clash, crash, dash, gash, gnash, hash, lash, mash, slash, smash, thrash and trash? “The words all
For the foreseeable future, my “Lederer on Language” column will appear every other week starting April 11. 2020. The reason is that California Administrative Bill
In the 1830s, in New England, there was a craze for initialisms, in the manner of FYI, PDQ, OMG and TGIF, so popular today.
For the foreseeable future, my “Lederer on Language” column will appear every other week starting April 11. 2020. The reason is that California Administrative Bill
DEAR RICHARD: In the U-T Sports section, I noticed that one of the articles was headlined “Magic Talks About Kobe’s Affect on L.A., Beyond,
For the foreseeable future, my “Lederer on Language” column will appear every other week starting April 11. 2020. The reason is that California Administrative Bill
The source of that tingly sensation you feel when you strike your arm is the knob on the end of the bone running from
The torrential response to my recent call for puns is vivid testimony to our collective need for humor. The profound act of laughter is