Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and on this site
One of my favorite newspaper corrections reads: “It was incorrectly reported last Friday that today is T-shirt Appreciation Week. It is actually Teacher Appreciation Week.”
This column concludes my third year of writing “Lederer on Language” for the U-T. What I’ve loved most about the adventure has been its
I invite you to join me next Saturday, April 25, at the 10th annual San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival at the Prado in Balboa
He was, according to his biographer James Boswell, a huge man. When he was barely out of infancy, he contracted scrofula, a disease that severely
Dear Mr. Lederer: I have wondered what your take is on the somewhat recent proliferation of people starting sentences with, “So, …” It annoys
Easter, which commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion, was the earliest feast day decreed by the ancient Christian
Which speaker is more likely to be a magician?: a. She embellished her talk with a number of allusions. b. She embellished her talk with
These days, the face and body of our great nation is scarred with an outbreak of measles. Parents are urged to have their children vaccinated
This coming Thursday, March 12, we mark the death 70 years ago of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who grew up in Amsterdam during