The Readers’ Epitaphs Focus on the ‘Fun’ in ‘Funeral’
February 24, 2018
Recently I shared with you my favorite epitaphs, both eloquent and humorous. Then I invited my San Diego readers to wing me their original
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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
Have you heard about the cross-eyed teacher? She couldn’t control her pupils. That pun plays on the two meanings of the word pupil. The first,
Currently playing in theaters is the powerful film “Darkest Hour,” in which Gary Oldman portrays the titanic Winston Churchill in 1940. Against all odds, the
We citizens of America’s Finest City were stunned and saddened last week by the sudden passing, at 82, of Dick Enberg, America’s finest sportscaster. As