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Read “Lederer on Language” every other Saturday in the San Diego Union Tribune and right here

I invite you to play a letter-perfect game of charade words

When I was a boy (and dinosaurs trampled the earth), the game of charades was wildly popular. In that competition, some of the players tried to guess a word or phrase from the actions of another player who was not allowed to speak but who broke up the word or phrase into parts by gesturing. Although few of us play the game of charades these days, charade words abound, words that can be meaningly cleaved into smaller words: Nowhere in the Union-Tribune have you ever seen charade words, but they are NOW HERE. I am so wordstruck that I drive around San Diego in a WORDS TRUCK. Please don’t prosecute me for writing this column. I hope you find my

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Newest Books
American History for Everyone
American History for Everyone will make the American adventure come alive for you.  
Anguished English
Laugh yourself silly with the national best-selling Anguished English, a side-splitting collection of accidental assaults on the English language.
Jest for the Pun of It
Whet your Wit with this Hilarious Punster's Bible. Also identifies what puns are and how to create them.
A Feast of Words
This book is a career-capping anthology of essays that inspire, enlighten, and tickle the funny bone.