Waiting for the Right Word to Swim into the Net
By Leonard Wibberley First Published August 30, 1979 2/23/2016 I will make the assumption, not entirely outrageous perhaps, that you have...
Usage Changes Meaning of Words
By Leonard WIbberley First Published February 6, 1979 2/17/2016 The story is told that Noah Webster was once discovered by his wife...
"It" is a deeply mysterious word
By Leonard Wibberley First Published November 19, 1978 1/20/2016 If you were to ask me – and let me admit right away – it isn’t the kind...
"...things that go bump in the night"
By Leonard Wibberley First Published September 18, 1979 1/15/2016 I have been re-reading William Peter Blatty's excellent novel The...
Satan Wants Creative Malevolence
By Leonard Wibberley First Published First published August 21, 1979 1/5/2016 As you perhaps know, I am in the habit of holding...
A Visit to Treasure Island
By Leonard Wibberley First published in 1982 12/1/2015 We are in the middle of the centenary of the publication of one of the most...
Modern-Day Wise Men
By Leonard Wibberley First Published December 5, 1979 11/25/2015 A long time, ago I used to visit a sanatorium regularly. My mother was a...
Motley—The Famous Sea Cat
By Leonard Wibberley First published January 14, 1979 11/12/2015 The collective for lions is pride—so that one speaks of a pride of lions...
Dogs Are Deep, Devious Creatures
By Leonard Wibberley First Published November 3, 1978 11/7/2015 Years ago I was a newspaperman in England—of no great promise, but that’s...
Humor Is Absent Among Fanatics
By Leonard Wibberley First Published December 21, 1980 10/29/2015 I have been surprised to receive a questionnaire dealing with the...
