The Buckets by Greg Cravens for October 11, 2015
October 10, 2015
October 12, 2015
Transcript:
What's a pronoun? Oh, you know- words like I, he, she, it, they and the thingy. The thingy? I'm not sure Ms. Mallet said that one in class. It's a pronoun you use in place of a lost noun. Can you use it in a sentence? Ok. Honey! I'm late! Where's the thingy that usually sets on, y'know... The thingy? I don't think Ms. Mallet knows that one. It might not be in hurt textbook, but you can bet she learned about it in the hullabaloo of earning her teaching thingy.
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Al Nala over 8 years ago
Excellent! A tip of the hat to Jef Mallet of “Frazz”.
AtypicalReader over 8 years ago
Unfortunately, I know exactly what she means…I’ve probably used that pronoun myself several times.
Number Three over 8 years ago
I say the word “Thingy” a lot.But I was always excellent at English. I was smart enough not to write the word “Thingy” on my exam papers!xxx
Allan CB Premium Member over 8 years ago
Ain’t that the truth!MY fave word was “whojivapivy” … which means “a whole that that doesn’t create waste” (i.e. a button hole).
Comic Minister Premium Member over 8 years ago
Agreed Sarah.
whenlifewassimpler over 8 years ago
Mine is actual thingy or the whatyamacallit and the whozywhatszy LOL My friends say they can tell I am from NY.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 8 years ago
A pronoun is a noun that lost its amateur status.
GrimmaTheNome over 8 years ago
Placeholder nouns like ‘thingy’ aren’t strictly pronouns.
I’ve started to follow the lead of the late great Sir Terry and refer to them as ‘metasyntactic variables’ – he liberated this term from the confines of computer nerdery. And then take it a step further by using it: ’ Has anyone seen the metasyntactic variable?’ (revenge on the other half for his ability to construct sentences including 3 or 4 different placeholders and expect me to understand what he means… which too often I can)