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| − | “Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” – Robert Benchley | + | * “Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” – Robert Benchley |
| − | “The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary.” – Dave Kellett | + | * “The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary.” – Dave Kellett |
| − | “When I was a kid, my English teacher looked my way and said, “Name two pronouns.” I said, ‘Who, me?'” | + | * “When I was a kid, my English teacher looked my way and said, “Name two pronouns.” I said, ‘Who, me?'” |
| − | What do you call Santa’s elves? Subordinate Clauses. | + | * What do you call Santa’s elves? -- Subordinate Clauses. |
| − | Knock knock. Who’s there? To. To who? No, to whom. | + | * Knock knock. -- Who’s there? -- To. -- To who? -- No, to whom. |
| − | Eight vowels, eleven consonants, an exclamation point, and a comma appeared in court today. They are due to be sentenced next week | + | * Eight vowels, eleven consonants, an exclamation point, and a comma appeared in court today. They are due to be sentenced next week |
| − | Whoever put the “b” in “subtle” deserves a pat on the back. | + | * Whoever put the “b” in “subtle” deserves a pat on the back. |
| − | “Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect!” – Owens Lee Pomeroy | + | * “Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect!” – Owens Lee Pomeroy |
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 4 September 2019
Language related and linguistic humor.
- “Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.” – Robert Benchley
- “The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary.” – Dave Kellett
- “When I was a kid, my English teacher looked my way and said, “Name two pronouns.” I said, ‘Who, me?'”
- What do you call Santa’s elves? -- Subordinate Clauses.
- Knock knock. -- Who’s there? -- To. -- To who? -- No, to whom.
- Eight vowels, eleven consonants, an exclamation point, and a comma appeared in court today. They are due to be sentenced next week
- Whoever put the “b” in “subtle” deserves a pat on the back.
- “Nostalgia is like a grammar lesson: you find the present tense, but the past perfect!” – Owens Lee Pomeroy
