Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: Do you remember these high-flown words to “Three Blind Mice”?: Three rodents with defective vision, Three rodents with defective vision. Observe
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: I am interested in what you have to say about the (over) use of the word like. I sure hope this
Do you remember back in junior high when you were taught that a noun was a person, place or thing? But you probably didn’t
Thanksgiving Day is mainly a celebration of the harvest, giving thanks for bountiful crops. Traditionally, a particular meal in 1621 is thought to be
I recently had the great pleasure of addressing members of the University of California Master Gardeners of San Diego County. One of the least-known
In this year of electile dysfunction, with midterm elections hurrying near, political jokes can be very powerful. That’s why so many of them get
What would you do if you opened your front door and saw Dracula, Frankenstein, a ghost, a ghoul, the Hulk, King Kong, a mummy, Quasimodo,
Next Saturday, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Town & Country Hotel in Mission Valley, the U-T will offer its 9th annual Successful
As a former Usage Editor of a major dictionary, I am pleased to present a special usage column designed to whet your appetite —