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Richard Lederer, author of Anguished English and numerous other books on language, pays homage to teachers in "Teachers Change Lives," which may be found as a chapter from his latest book, A Man of My Words: Reflections on the English Language (New York: St. Martin's, 2003).

>"Teachers Change Lives" by Richard Lederer