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Here’s a Glowing Report About Political Candidates
When he went to the Forum in Roman times, a candidate for office wore a bleached white toga to symbolize his humility, purity of motive
San Diego Raises the Bard for Shakespeare’s Sonnets
William Shakespeare is alive and well and living robustly in America’s Finest City. This coming Monday, October 10, starting at 7:30 pm, I’ll have the
Let’s Take a Centennial Tour of Our Beastly Language
On October 2, 1916, a century minus a day ago, Dr. Harry Wegeforth and his brother Paul met with three local colleagues — Dr. Fred
Remember that there is no ‘noun’ in ‘pronunciation’
Pronunciation maven Charles Harrington Elster is a longtime resident of Kensington and was my original co-host on KPBS’s “A Way With Words.” Charlie, the nation’s
Let’s Visit the Language Zoo to Celebrate a Centennial
Our world-renowned San Diego Zoo started with a roar — literally. On a warm September 16 in 1916, a century and a day ago, Dr.
Have You Heard About These Punderful Teachers?
Teachers change lives one lesson at a time and one child at a time. What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never
Please Read My Labor Day Lament: Nothing Works For Me
With Labor Day coming up, I’ve decided to share with you my checkered workplace history: My first job was working in an orange juice factory,
Hospitable English is the ‘Great Lagoon of Nations’
Much in the news these days is the spirited debate about nativism vs. “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe
When The Name And The Game Turn Out To Be Same
At the nearly completed Rio De Janeiro Olympic Games, Usain (pronounced Yoo-sane) Bolt, the jet-propelled Jamaican dash man, retained his title as the fastest man