Not "There’s only two podiatrists . . . ,’ but “There ARE only two podiatrists . . . .” Fourth-grade grammar: subject-predicate agreement. Were Brookins and MacNelly overmedicated when they wrote that line? Welcome to the DeVos educational standards.
Not “utilize the comics,” but “use the comics.” “Utilize” means to use something for a purpose for which it was not intended, e.g., one can utilize a brick as a doorstop or a paperweight. Yes, I got the punchline. I’ve always enjoyed puns. My criticizing poor diction, syntax, punctuation, and overall grammar is my effort to get professional cartoonists to educate folks, particularly pupils and students, while getting laughs. You might be surprised to learn that many, many un- and undereducated folks think that the occasional bit of sloppy English is all right, i.e., acceptable English. If they take such English as correct, they’ll use it themselves and those of us who know it’s sloppy English will inevitably form an opinion about such a person’s intelligence, education, and experience. One need not be ashamed of being knowledgeable. It’s part of being civilized.
oldpine52 over 5 years ago
They often go toe to toe.
oldpine52 over 5 years ago
But, in truth, they’re both heels.
TexTech over 5 years ago
Do they have any Achilles tendoncies?
pschearer Premium Member over 5 years ago
I never metatarsal I didn’t like.
donwalter over 5 years ago
rim shot…
Pocosdad over 5 years ago
So they’re probably never going to be solemates.
Fred over 5 years ago
somehow someone will get a kick out of this…
cocavan11 over 5 years ago
Not "There’s only two podiatrists . . . ,’ but “There ARE only two podiatrists . . . .” Fourth-grade grammar: subject-predicate agreement. Were Brookins and MacNelly overmedicated when they wrote that line? Welcome to the DeVos educational standards.
Gamboa Dolphin over 5 years ago
But the foul characters in this strip didn’t make it to the fourth grade.
Bookworm over 5 years ago
I thought it was Pastis who made all the bad puns. Guess he got sent to the foot of the line.
Superfrog over 5 years ago
It’s time they reached an understanding.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 5 years ago
They’re going toe to toe
dragonbite over 5 years ago
Bad.. I feel like a “heel” not seeing that one coming. I guess you "toe"d me!
littlejohn Premium Member over 5 years ago
I would have thought that with a long ingrown argument, they would have nailed down the problem.
joefearsnothing over 5 years ago
When I hurt my foot I call a “toe truck” naturally! ;o{
DCBakerEsq over 5 years ago
Time for some nut kickin’.
Bruce1253 over 5 years ago
Thank you for my first laugh of the day.
humbugtwo Premium Member over 5 years ago
Groan!!!!
zeexenon over 5 years ago
Opposite sides of the Gateway to the West?
billdaviswords over 5 years ago
It’s common informal speech to describe the situation as singular, rather than to agree with the number (two).
billdaviswords over 5 years ago
The fact that they have to teach it (“4th grade grammar”) shows that it’s not how people actually talk.
namelocdet over 5 years ago
Cue the “Rim shot”….
oakie817 over 5 years ago
Henny Youngman 1968
cocavan11 over 5 years ago
Not “utilize the comics,” but “use the comics.” “Utilize” means to use something for a purpose for which it was not intended, e.g., one can utilize a brick as a doorstop or a paperweight. Yes, I got the punchline. I’ve always enjoyed puns. My criticizing poor diction, syntax, punctuation, and overall grammar is my effort to get professional cartoonists to educate folks, particularly pupils and students, while getting laughs. You might be surprised to learn that many, many un- and undereducated folks think that the occasional bit of sloppy English is all right, i.e., acceptable English. If they take such English as correct, they’ll use it themselves and those of us who know it’s sloppy English will inevitably form an opinion about such a person’s intelligence, education, and experience. One need not be ashamed of being knowledgeable. It’s part of being civilized.