Oh, What Fun it is to Play with Christmas Songs
December 24, 2016
A mondegreen is a word or words formed from a misinterpretation of what the word or words actually are, such as “take it for granite,”
Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
A mondegreen is a word or words formed from a misinterpretation of what the word or words actually are, such as “take it for granite,”
Which speaker is a cannibal? a. Let’s eat, Grandma. b. Let’s eat Grandma. The answer is that the speaker in the second sentence is the
On December 11, 1916, a century ago tomorrow, the articles of incorporation for the San Diego Zoological Society were approved by the city. By the
Donald Trump surrogate Scottie Nell Hughes has done some memorable interviews during the presidential campaign, but a recent gaffe on CNN may have been the
Recently I had the great pleasure of speaking about the centennial of our San Diego Zoo to the students and teachers at the Harry M.
“Like me to write you a little essay on The Importance of Subject?” wrote Ernest Hemingway to F. Scott Fitzgerald. “Well the reason you are
In this year of electile dysfunction, with just a few days left before the race for the presidency crosses the finish line, political jokes can
At the spirited Halloween ball the ghosts had a wail of a time. They danced sheet to sheet and boo-gied to some haunting melodies that
Dear Mr. Lederer: My favorite English teacher in 10th grade (we’re going back to 1970 here) was one of my best teachers of all time.