Jest for the pun of it, pun for all and all for pun!
May 2, 2020
A month ago, I invited you, my punderful readers, to submit your best original preys on words. Within hours, a punami of more than 50
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
A month ago, I invited you, my punderful readers, to submit your best original preys on words. Within hours, a punami of more than 50
Tomorrow kicks off National Library Week. According to a recent Gallup poll taken before the invasion of COVID-19, visiting the library remained the most
For the foreseeable future, my “Lederer on Language” column will appear every other week starting today. The reason is that California Administrative Bill 5
During these perilous and uncertain days when it can seem as if the sky is falling, I’m hoping that some pun fun may add
April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is a time to play pranks on others. These tricks can be verbal, as in the
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: I was listening to a local radio talk show host who described an unexpected event as a “curve ball from left
As the coronavirus wraps its tentacles around our planet and the number of infections and deaths burgeons, you might be wondering why the respiratory
About two weeks ago, at the age of 101, Katherine Johnson slipped the surly bonds of earth. She was a brilliant African American mathematician
One of the best known of American poems begins: O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done; The ship has weathered every rack, the