A Visit from St. Nicholas to Dog Lovers Everywhere
December 23, 2017
Yappy Howl-a-Days, dear readers! With help from Clement Clark Moore, who created the original “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” and some internet sources, I
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
Yappy Howl-a-Days, dear readers! With help from Clement Clark Moore, who created the original “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” and some internet sources, I
My Aunt Matilda is a very peculiar relative, a woman of strong likes and dislikes. For example, my Aunt Matilda likes apples but not oranges
Nobody gets fired anymore. Nowadays, when people lose their jobs, they are “reclassified,” “rightsized,” “deselected,” “outplaced,” “nonpositively terminated” or any other of dozens of
Language is like the air we breathe. It’s invisible, inescapable, and indispensable, and we take it for granted. But when we take the time
DEAR RICHARD LEDERER: Please explain the difference between the words historic and historical. –Dennis Cormier, Point Loma Historic refers to events, places and artifacts
Thanksgiving is a delicious time of year to nibble on a spicy, meaty, juicy honey of a topic that I know you’ll savor and
November 12-18 is National Bible Week, a time meant to celebrate the power of the Bible in so many lives. The word bible derives
The Festival of Books, held this past August in Liberty Station, celebrated both literature and literacy. One of the most astonishing stories of acquiring literacy
Falling on October 31, Halloween is the year’s spookiest holiday. On that day we carve faces in pumpkins, dress in horrible costumes and go out