Answers to Your One and Only Grammar Questions
March 24, 2018
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
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
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
John Dennis, an early 18th century playwright and critic, once sneered, “A pun is the lowest form of wit.” Three centuries later, Henry Erskine
Legend has it that Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, drove the snakes out of Ireland, although in fact snakes were never there.
Recently I shared with you my favorite epitaphs, both eloquent and humorous. Then I invited my San Diego readers to wing me their original
This is my 300th installment of “Lederer on Language,” which began life in this space on May 12, 2012. As one frog said to
Last week in this space we toured a row of eloquent epitaphs. Although you may find the humor a bit grave and the plots
Last week in this space I presented some deathless prose — my favorite famous last words that, undimmed by time, strike us as especially
DEAR MR. LEDERER: I’m fascinated by the famous last words that people say. What are your favorites? -Bob Hermann, Rancho Santa Fe As William
DEAR MR. LEDERER: Please clarify the distinction between bad and badly. My question is especially relevant now that recently accused politicians are “feeling badly.” Isn’t