JumpStart by Robb Armstrong for August 28, 2011
August 27, 2011
August 29, 2011
Transcript:
Uh...mom... are you texting while Im talking to ya? No, Im keeping a tally of your grammatical errors. ....so Tommie tries to carry Sunny upstairs to bed...! She's this little tiny baby - thinking she can lift her big huge sister! You mean to say, "She's this little baby" ...not "Little Tiny baby" and not "big, huge" Stop using two adjectives, son. Talking to you is a "Big pain" instead of a "Big, giant pain" Thats it!
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 12 years ago
I’m not sure if the Mom character is set up to be an ignorant ‘peever’ about language, or if Robb Armstrong needs to learn more about the technicalities of the English Language himself. Either way that is hardly an error of grammar.To quote Shakespeare at random (HenryIV Part2 I,iii) “Welcome my little tiny thief…”
AmariT over 12 years ago
Yeah, nothing wrong with using multiple similar adjectives for emphasis. But in my experience, grammar nazis tend to not actually know what they’re talking about.
IQTech61 over 12 years ago
She may be wrong on this one but more often than not, she is correct.
krisl73 over 12 years ago
It’s a style thing. Using tiny, little is redundant. Probably not really a grammar thing though.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 12 years ago
At least she didn’t mention Str*nk & Wh*t* and their Elements of Stupidity.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 12 years ago
[Year long tally: 28 Nonsensical : 212 Realistic] Thank you Robb for today’s realistic and funny comic!! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++