Nota Bene: Latina non mortua est; Latin is not dead
November 30, 2019
In the so-called good old days in the United States, as in Europe, which supplied the model, anyone who went to secondary school and
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
In the so-called good old days in the United States, as in Europe, which supplied the model, anyone who went to secondary school and
Thanksgiving is a delicious time of year to nibble on a spicy, meaty, juicy honey of a topic that I know you’ll savor and
Of all the literary sources that feed into our English language, mythology is one of the richest. We who are alive today constantly speak
I often sport a bow tie at formal events. I like bow ties because I think they look good, and even I can’t inflict
Think about it: If a megaphone makes your voice bigger, what does a microphone do? If adults commit adultery, do infants commit infantry? If
Next Saturday, November 2, at the Convention Center, the Union-Tribune will host its 10th annual Successful Aging Expo, its biggest ever. Free and worth
It is not only the mathematician who is fascinated by numbers. Whether we know it or not, we all speak numbers, from zero through
This past Sunday, on the U-T editorial page, Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Steve Breen presented one of his signature political cartoons. On the left, labeled
Celebrating Remember Me Thursday last week, I invited you to share memories of your pets. A billowy mailbag of love came my way. Here’s