Tag: language
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Semantic Sticks
This was said with complete sincerity. Apparently “drumstick” doesn’t classify as a “stick” despite the seemingly obvious name clues.
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Sea Servant
So “The Royalty” are the ones with maids, eh? Seems legit.
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Won’t Stop Groovin’
Looking it up, Shake It Off was released over 10 years ago in 2014, and the song I played for her was released in 2004. It’s not as though I was playing music from the 1970s.
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Fortunately
I mean, obviously. It’s the opposite of un-obviously.
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Pollaxe
When your spouse is into etymology you pick up a lot of random stuff.
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Forget The Alarm
To clarify: that’s not “me” in the comic – that’s not how I (outwardly) wake up. I got to hear this happen one day when one of my kids woke up to the usual school day alarm and decided to try this approach for dealing with it.
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Mentally Challenged
I clearly demonstrated my excellent language skills on that day…
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Dropping The Bomb
I remember when swearing in a large-scale meeting was really jarring, but now it’s like a sign of authenticity.
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Watch Your Language
There’s something amusing about kids pointing out a technicality like this while using this insult against a sibling with whom they share the same mother, and in front of said mother. Because there are some arguably larger linguistic/usage concerns I could bring up here.
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How To Make Partner
It would be nice to take credit for coming up with this joke, but I really didn’t add anything.