A Man of My Words: Reflections on the English Language

Popular author and speaker Richard Lederer is one of the foremost and funniest commentators on the pleasures and quirks of the English language. In this far-ranging collection of essays, Lederer offers readers more of the irrepressible wordplay and linguistic high jinks his fans can't get enough of, along with observations on a life in letters. From an inner-city classroom to a wordy weekend retreat, from centuries-old etymological legacies to the latest in slang, dialects, and fadspeak, these essays transport, inform, and entertain as only Richard Lederer can.
Keen-eared and good-humored, " A Man of My Words" is sure to take its place next to "Anguished English" and" The Miracle of Language" as one of Richard Lederer's most popular and enduring works.