Our Body Language Really Doesn’t Make Any Sense
May 25, 2019
Because we English speakers seem to have our heads screwed on backwards, we constantly misperceive our bodies, often saying just the opposite of what
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
Because we English speakers seem to have our heads screwed on backwards, we constantly misperceive our bodies, often saying just the opposite of what
Two weeks ago. I paid tribute to the teachers who change our lives one day, one lesson and one inspiring word at a time.
Tomorrow marks the seventh anniversary of my sharing my words about words in this space with you, my wordstruck readers. You’re the cream in
One of my favorite newspaper corrections reads: “It was incorrectly reported last Friday that today is T-shirt Appreciation Week. It is actually Teacher Appreciation
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: I read your announcement about your forthcoming visit to our local library here in La Mesa. You refer to “the La
Happy Earth Day to all of you this Monday, April 22. In 1970, the first Earth Day began a “grassroots” effort to recognize each year
This past February 8, Walter Munk, arguably the world’s greatest oceanographer, shuffled off his mortal coil at the age of 101 and made his last
Tomorrow kicks off National Library Week, with the theme “Libraries = Strong Communities.” Decades ago, when I was teaching and writing in New Hampshire,
The English language abounds with alliteration — series of sequential syllables starting with the same sound. To prove my point and put my money