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	[[Category:American Mensans\|Lederer, Richard]]		[[Category:American Mensans\|Lederer, Richard]]
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	[[Category:American Mensans\|Lederer, Richard]]		[[Category:American Mensans\|Lederer, Richard]]
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	*[http://americanindian.net/kusi/lederer/index.html Richard Lederer on Officer Phil's KUSI-TV page]		*[http://americanindian.net/kusi/lederer/index.html Richard Lederer on Officer Phil's KUSI-TV page]

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 *[http://www.kpbs.org/words/ ''A Way with Words''], KPBS radio. URL accessed January 23, 2007
 *[http://www.verbivore.com/ Richard Lederer's Verbivore]
-*[http://www.kpbs.org/about_us/press_room?id=6566 KPBS] announcement of retirement from "A Way with Words," [[October 19]], [[2006]]
+*[http://www.kpbs.org/about_us/press_room?id=6566 KPBS] announcement of retirement from "A Way with Words," October 19, 2006
 *[http://americanindian.net/kusi/lederer/index.html Richard Lederer on Officer Phil's KUSI-TV page]
 [[Category:American Mensans]]

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 His books include ''Anguished English'', ''More Anguished English'', ''Fractured English'', ''Crazy English'', ''A Man of My Words'', ''The Word Circus'', ''The Miracle of Language'', and ''The Play of Words''. Known as a "verbivore", Lederer's interests include uncovering word origins, pointing out common grammatical errors and fallacies, and exploring palindromes, anagrams, and other forms of recreational wordplay. He has been elected International Punster of the Year, and was the 2002 recipient of the Golden Gavel of [[wikipedia:Toastmasters International|Toastmasters International]]. He is a member of [[American Mensa]], and is often a featured speaker at its gatherings.
-Lederer is the father of Howard Lederer and Annie Duke, both nationally-ranked poker players, and Katy Lederer, an author and poet. He lives with his wife, Simone van Egeren, in [[San Diego, California]].  They met at a Mensa Gathering.<!--Personal observation; I attended the gathering in NJ where they met, around 1990.  Postcard Cathy-->
+Lederer is the father of Howard Lederer and Annie Duke, both nationally-ranked poker players, and Katy Lederer, an author and poet. He lives with his wife, Simone van Egeren, in [[wikipedia:San Diego, California|San Diego]].  They met at a Mensa Gathering.<!--Personal observation; I attended the gathering in NJ where they met, around 1990.  Postcard Cathy-->
 Lederer served as the 2007 commencement speaker at Case Western Reserve University.

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 [[Image:Richard Lederer at 2006 Mensa WG.jpg|thumb|Richard Lederer at [[2006 World Gathering]]]]
-'''Richard Lederer''' (born [[1938]]) is an American Mensan who is an author and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language, and his use of oxymorons. His column, "Looking at Language", is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
+'''Richard Lederer''' (born 1938) is an American Mensan who is an author and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language, and his use of oxymorons. His column, "Looking at Language", is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
 In 1998, he founded a weekly radio show, [[wikipedia:way_with_words| ''A Way with Words'']], broadcast by KPBS, San Diego Public Radio, and heard world-wide via streaming internet and podcast. In an [http://www.verbivore.com/retirement.html announcement] posted on October 19, 2006, Lederer announced his retirement from broadcasting. He will, however, make occasional appearances on the show as the "verbivore emeritus." (Grant Barrett joined Lederer's long-time co-host Martha Barnett on the show beginning in January 2007.)
-Lederer attended [[wikipedia:Haverford College|Haverford College]], entering as a pre-med student but switching to the English department soon thereafter. He attended graduate school at [[Harvard Law School]] and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at [[wikipedia:Harvard University|Harvard University]]. He taught English and media at [[wikipedia:St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[wikipedia:Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], [[wikipedia:New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] for 27 years, and earned a Ph.D in English and Linguistics from the [[wikipedia:University of New Hampshire|University of New Hampshire]].
+Lederer attended [[wikipedia:Haverford College|Haverford College]], entering as a pre-med student but switching to the English department soon thereafter. He attended graduate school at Harvard Law School and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at [[wikipedia:Harvard University|Harvard University]]. He taught English and media at [[wikipedia:St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[wikipedia:Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], [[wikipedia:New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] for 27 years, and earned a Ph.D in English and Linguistics from the [[wikipedia:University of New Hampshire|University of New Hampshire]].
 His books include ''Anguished English'', ''More Anguished English'', ''Fractured English'', ''Crazy English'', ''A Man of My Words'', ''The Word Circus'', ''The Miracle of Language'', and ''The Play of Words''. Known as a "verbivore", Lederer's interests include uncovering word origins, pointing out common grammatical errors and fallacies, and exploring palindromes, anagrams, and other forms of recreational wordplay. He has been elected International Punster of the Year, and was the 2002 recipient of the Golden Gavel of [[wikipedia:Toastmasters International|Toastmasters International]]. He is a member of [[American Mensa]], and is often a featured speaker at its gatherings.
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 == References ==
 * Adapted from the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] article, "Richard Lederer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lederer, used under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License]
-* [http://www.kpbs.org/radio/radio_staff?id=37 Richard Lederer], KPBS bio.  URL accessed [[January 23]], [[2007]]
+* [http://www.kpbs.org/radio/radio_staff?id=37 Richard Lederer], KPBS bio.  URL accessed January 23, 2007
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.kpbs.org/words/ ''A Way with Words''], KPBS radio. URL accessed [[January 23]], [[2007]]
+*[http://www.kpbs.org/words/ ''A Way with Words''], KPBS radio. URL accessed January 23, 2007
 *[http://www.verbivore.com/ Richard Lederer's Verbivore]
 *[http://www.kpbs.org/about_us/press_room?id=6566 KPBS] announcement of retirement from "A Way with Words," [[October 19]], [[2006]]

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 [[Image:Richard Lederer at 2006 Mensa WG.jpg|thumb|Richard Lederer at [[2006 World Gathering]]]]
-'''Richard Lederer''' (born [[1938]]) is an American Mensan who is an author and teacher best known for his books on [[word play]] and the [[English language]], and his use of [[oxymorons]]. His column, "Looking at Language", is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
+'''Richard Lederer''' (born [[1938]]) is an American Mensan who is an author and teacher best known for his books on word play and the English language, and his use of oxymorons. His column, "Looking at Language", is syndicated in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States.
-In 1998, he founded a weekly radio show, [[way_with_words| ''A Way with Words'']], broadcast by KPBS, San Diego Public Radio, and heard world-wide via streaming internet and podcast. In an [http://www.verbivore.com/retirement.html announcement] posted on October 19, 2006, Lederer announced his retirement from broadcasting. He will, however, make occasional appearances on the show as the "verbivore emeritus." ([[Grant Barrett]] joined Lederer's long-time co-host [[Martha Barnett]] on the show beginning in January 2007.)
+In 1998, he founded a weekly radio show, [[wp:way_with_words| ''A Way with Words'']], broadcast by KPBS, San Diego Public Radio, and heard world-wide via streaming internet and podcast. In an [http://www.verbivore.com/retirement.html announcement] posted on October 19, 2006, Lederer announced his retirement from broadcasting. He will, however, make occasional appearances on the show as the "verbivore emeritus." (Grant Barrett joined Lederer's long-time co-host Martha Barnett on the show beginning in January 2007.)
-Lederer attended [[Haverford College]], entering as a pre-med student but switching to the English department soon thereafter. He attended graduate school at [[Harvard Law School]] and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at [[Harvard University]]. He taught English and media at [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], [[New Hampshire]] for 27 years, and earned a Ph.D in English and Linguistics from the [[University of New Hampshire]].
+Lederer attended [[wp:Haverford College|Haverford College]], entering as a pre-med student but switching to the English department soon thereafter. He attended graduate school at [[Harvard Law School]] and the Master of Arts in Teaching Program at [[wp:Harvard University|Harvard University]]. He taught English and media at [[St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)|St. Paul's School]] in [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]], [[New Hampshire]] for 27 years, and earned a Ph.D in English and Linguistics from the [[University of New Hampshire]].
 His books include ''Anguished English'', ''More Anguished English'', ''Fractured English'', ''Crazy English'', ''A Man of My Words'', ''The Word Circus'', ''The Miracle of Language'', and ''The Play of Words''. Known as a "verbivore", Lederer's interests include uncovering word origins, pointing out common grammatical errors and fallacies, and exploring [[palindrome]]s, [[anagram]]s, and other forms of recreational wordplay. He has been elected International Punster of the Year, and was the 2002 recipient of the Golden Gavel of [[Toastmasters International]]. He is a member of [[American Mensa]], and is often a featured speaker at its gatherings.

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	====References====		====References====
	* Adapted from the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia\|Wikipedia]] article, "Richard Lederer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lederer, used under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License]		* Adapted from the [[wikipedia:Wikipedia\|Wikipedia]] article, "Richard Lederer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lederer, used under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License]
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		+	[[Category:American Mensans]]