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Richard Lederer was an American author born on May 26, 1938, and passed away in 2007. His works spanned a variety of genres including humor, linguistics, and literary criticism.

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Famous Richard Lederer Quotes

“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.”

Writing Firsts Today Speak Tongue Spokes Bites Leaks

Book:Crazy English

Source: Crazy English

About the Author

Born: May 26, 1938
Died: 2007
Known for: Author
Quotes: 8

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Crazy EnglishRelated source material

Lederer on Language: A Celebration of English, Good Grammar, and WordplayRelated source material

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