Tag: language

  • Dropping The Bomb

    Dropping The Bomb

    I remember when swearing in a large-scale meeting was really jarring, but now it’s like a sign of authenticity.

  • Watch Your Language

    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.

  • How To Make Partner

    How To Make Partner

    It would be nice to take credit for coming up with this joke, but I really didn’t add anything.

  • What A Richard

    What A Richard

    One of my cousins told me this story and also posited that “Moby Richard” would be a good name for a band.

  • Full Circle

    Full Circle

    This feels like a good time for a reminder that these comics are inspired by real life, and not meant to be taken as an accurate representation of real people and events.

  • Agent of the Company

    Agent of the Company

    I’ve definitely heard plenty “what the fudge” type of last-moment language moderations.

  • Ask Me Almost Anything

    Ask Me Almost Anything

    I expect that everyone may break the build at some point, but not everyone can get the boss to swear at them.

  • The Bird

    The Bird

    The words left my mouth and it hit me: “wait, that did not sound right…”

  • Canadian State of Mind

    Canadian State of Mind

    I tried to look it up, and (just like in American English) I believe you could technically use “state” to mean “country” in England as well. It just feels so wrong here.