The humor is bad, but I approve of Mr. Thaves calling them malaprops instead of “malapropisms.”
…but he put “only” in the correct place, (next-to-last panel). But he should have said “The deck had” instead of “there were.”
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Rogers George has been a technical writer for more than 20 years. He has written on subjects as diverse as outhouse assembly, restaurant reviews, software, information security, and scientific equipment. He has his own writing consultancy and is always happy to discuss writing and grammar. Drop him a line at curmudgeon@writing-rag.com.
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