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Lionized Rex the Lion Roars on at Our San Diego Zoo
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
Thank You for Your Valued Support of My Column
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
May This Column Go Over Better Than a Lead Balloon
A couple whom I know tooled down to a local car emporium to look over the latest products. Attracted to the low sticker price
Did William Shakespeare Really Write Shakespeare?
For centuries a debate has raged about who really wrote the majestic plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare, born in the English country
The True Meaning of ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’
Next Saturday, starting at 8 pm, the San Diego Symphony Orchestra will show the enduring 1939 classic film “The Wizard of Oz” with live,
Celebrate Psalm Pun Day with the Easter Bunny
Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. Easter was the earliest feast day decreed by the ancient
Answers to Your One and Only Grammar Questions
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: I’m a retired English and Spanish teacher, and I am often called upon to proofread documents for the groups I belong
For U-T Readers a Pun is the Highest Form of Wit
John Dennis, an early 18th century playwright and critic, once sneered, “A pun is the lowest form of wit.” Three centuries later, Henry Erskine
A Saint Patrick’s Day Gallery of Famous Irish People
Legend has it that Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, drove the snakes out of Ireland, although in fact snakes were never there.