It is indeed acceptable practice to sometimes split an infinitive. If infinitive-splitting makes available just the shade of meaning you desire or if…

- Richard Lederer

English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. Its the most punderful language because its voc…

- Richard Lederer

In A Midnight Carol Patricia Davis illuminates the dark and brilliant humanity of Charles Dickens -- the man who lived a rags-to-riches life more rem…

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Quotations are powerful tools. Michel de Montaigne, the father of all essayists, observed, 'I quote others only to better express myself.' Intrepid q…

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There once was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time was called the Dark Ages.

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When I travel on an airplane, I like to be served TWA milk and TWA coffee. But I love to be served TWA tea.

- Richard Lederer

Today we speak, but first we spoke; faucets leak, but never loke. Today we write, but first we wrote; we bite our tongues, but never bote.

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The most colossal display of wise, inspiring, and humorous metaphors ever exhibited in one place.

- Richard Lederer