This article is about the American writer Richard Lederer. For the Austrian musician, see Richard Lederer (musician). For the British bridge player, see Richard Lederer (bridge player).
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Richard Lederer at the 2006 Mensa World Gathering
Richard Lederer (born May 26, 1938) is an American linguist, author, speaker, and teacher. He is best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams.[1] He has been dubbed "the Wizard of Idiom," "Attila the Pun," and "Conan the Grammarian."[2] His weekly column, "Lederer on Language," appears in the San Diego Union-Tribune and his articles are in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States including the Mensa Bulletin.
He was elected International Punster of the Year in 1989[3] and was the 2002 recipient of the Golden Gavel of Toastmasters International.[4]
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and so bear out his claim. Popular English language experts such as RichardLederer and Barbara Wallraff have noted sniglets in their books, The Miracle...
cloud-watcher, retired track athlete, and fiction writer. Delgado, Richard; Lederer, Laura (1995). The Price we pay: the case against racist speech, hate...
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