Lefties Don’t Get an Equal Shake With English Usage
May 25, 2013
Dear Mr. Lederer: Watching college football this afternoon, my husband and I witnessed an interesting play where the snap was bad, the kicker grabbed the
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Dear Mr. Lederer: Watching college football this afternoon, my husband and I witnessed an interesting play where the snap was bad, the kicker grabbed the
Some people lament that speaking and writing these days are simply a collection of faddish clichés patched together like the sections of prefabricated houses made
It’s been a year that I’ve had the surpassing privilege of sharing “Lederer on Language” with you, my verbivorous readers. This first anniversary provides
Dear Mr. Lederer: I have observed that many license plate holders state, “___ University Alumni.” I assume the driver is proudly announcing that he or
An anthology is a collection of literary, musical or artistic works gathered in a single setting. The Greek forebear is anthologia: anthos, “flower” + lego,
I’m pleased to report that I’ll be emceeing one of the five open-air stages at the San Diego Student Shakespeare Festival, to be held next
Brush up your Shakespeare. Start quoting him now. Brush up your Shakespeare, And the women you will wow. — Cole Porter, “Kiss Me, Kate” Name
April is national poetry month, so I will tell you a story that starts out long ago, perhaps 140 million years in the past, and
April Fools’ Day, sometimes called All Fools’ Day, is a time to play pranks on others. These tricks can be verbal, as in the examples