This Dictionary Illuminates the Meaning of Everything
June 2, 2018
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the greatest monument ever erected to the English language. In 1857, the idea of a comprehensive “dictionary
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the greatest monument ever erected to the English language. In 1857, the idea of a comprehensive “dictionary
I’m button–burstingly proud to announce that today I am celebrating my (gasp!) 80th birthday. Some of us try to turn back our life’s odometer.
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: The other day, I was working a crossword and encountered a clue that read, “Pioneering hypnotist.” As you would know, his
A massive bronze sculpture of Rex the Lion now prowls the entrance of our world-famous zoo. As the story goes, our unsurpassed zoo started
Today marks the sixth-year anniversary of “Lederer on Language” in the Union-Tribune. Thank you, fellow wordaholics, logolepts and verbivores, for your warm reception of
A couple whom I know tooled down to a local car emporium to look over the latest products. Attracted to the low sticker price
For centuries a debate has raged about who really wrote the majestic plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare, born in the English country
Next Saturday, starting at 8 pm, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra will show the enduring 1939 classic film “The Wizard of Oz” with live,
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter was the earliest feast day decreed by the ancient