JAD: Are you saying the buzzard is correct in the 2nd panel? Go to the back of the class! The crow is right, in American, British, or any other correct English.
(On the other hand, I’m a big believer in allowing languages to evolve, and I think English would not lose much if “whom” withered away in the future. After all, we are none the poorer for losing “thee, thou, and thine”. And a rough parallel to eliminating “whom” was when the dative case absorbed the accusative to become the modern objective case and dative “him” replaced the accusative word “hin”. Now if only we could get rid of those awful GH spellings.)
FUNG1 about 15 years ago
How can one be so picky and STILL make so many wrong choices??
cleokaya about 15 years ago
The final panel only works in print.
Checkridge about 15 years ago
English! What a Language!
Shikamoo Premium Member about 15 years ago
Who’s who on first?
pschearer Premium Member about 15 years ago
Do pretentious owls say “hoooom”?
JAD: Are you saying the buzzard is correct in the 2nd panel? Go to the back of the class! The crow is right, in American, British, or any other correct English.
(On the other hand, I’m a big believer in allowing languages to evolve, and I think English would not lose much if “whom” withered away in the future. After all, we are none the poorer for losing “thee, thou, and thine”. And a rough parallel to eliminating “whom” was when the dative case absorbed the accusative to become the modern objective case and dative “him” replaced the accusative word “hin”. Now if only we could get rid of those awful GH spellings.)