I Mentioned this Topic Before, So it’s Not, um, Unique.

But I think the last panel is correct and the second panel, while idiomatic, is technically incorrect.

But what do you think about “preplan” in the first first panel?

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Last panel. You know what he was supposed to have said, right?

It’s “sneaked.” Technically we call “sneak” a weak verb, -ed on the end of both the past and perfect forms.

harrumpf.

But that said, which should it be, “affect” or “effect”?

I hope you said “affect.” “Affect” is a verb, “effect” is a noun. The sentence is an example of the emphatic mood of the verb: “did affect.”

The rule I learned in sixth grade (thank you, Mrs. Clemens) was this:

• Use “all right.” All the time. It’s always a phrase.
• Use “already.” All the time. It’s a plain old adverb.

Then we learned an exception to “already.” When you need two words, such as “So are we all ready to go?”

But “all right” was supposed to be two words no matter how you used it. But it feels so right to use it as one word when you want an interjection. For example: “Alright, let’s do it.” Even though “All right, let’s do it” is “correct,” I think this is a battle we’re going to use. One word just feels right. My solution to this, by the way, is to spell it “arright” when I need an interjection. “Arright, go do it!” But the phrase is correct when that’s what you mean, so this guy gets it definitely wrong. First panel:

Maybe he should have said “Everything’s okay.” Harrumpf.

After the lesson on correct use of “who” and “whom” two posts ago, this jumped out at me. Last panel. Is he correct or not?

Come on, you can do it!