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The English Language Always has Your Number
It is not only the mathematician who is fascinated by numbers. Whether we know it or not, we all speak numbers, from zero through
Steve Breen’s Cartoon Illustrates the Bard’s Legacy
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
A Dog’s Love Becomes a Gift That Never Stops Giving
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
San Diego Raises the Bard for Shakespeare’s Sonnets
William Shakespeare is alive and well and living in America’s Finest City. The San Diego Shakespeare Society will soon be presenting its 18th annual
Our Beloved Pets Leave Paw Prints on Our Hearts
Now in its seventh year, Remember Me Thursday aims to unite people and pet adoption organizations in more than 180 countries as one voice
A Chorus of Music Legends Sport Striking Nicknames
In the world of popular music, it’s not unusual for famous people to be better known by their nicknames than their birth names. Rock
Local Authors Tell Why They Love to and Have to Write
This month marks the 40th anniversary of the San Diego Writers & Editors Guild, the oldest group in San Diego “dedicated to promoting and
Our Melodious English Language is Music to Our Ears
William Shakespeare began his comedy Twelfth Night with the line “If music be the food of love, play on!” About a century later, William
A Well-Turned Simile Can Make Us Happy as a Clam
A simile is a figure of speech that compares two essentially different objects or ideas, expressly indicated by words such as like or as,