Singular or Plural?

Some words, such as “physics” look plural but they’re singular. What about this word? Last panel:

So should it be “continue” or “continues”?

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Deciding on the antecedent can be tricky:

Don’t say “which one.” Say “which movie?”

Harrumpf!

This is too good. I can’t resist. You know what oxymorons are, right? Self-contradictory phrases.

Can you add to this list?

I don’t need to say much here. Look carefully. How many goofs did you spot?

And I don’t even do spectator sports! First the text:

MiLB team wants a grammatically correct name

• Winston-Salem, North Carolina’s professional baseball team, like so many Minor League Baseball teams, bears a hyperlocal name. The Winston-Salem Dash is a nod to the name of the city itself, formed when two neighboring towns merged in 1913.
• The issue of the team’s name arose a few weeks ago when team General Manager and President Brian DeAngelis called upon Mayor Allen Joines to formally change the name of Winston-Salem to “Winston Dash Salem.” Joines had a swift response: “That’s grammatically incorrect. The dash is actually a hyphen.”
• The Dash consulted with experts and confirmed the mayor was correct: A dash interrupts while a hyphen connects. So for its May 6 home game themed a salute to Winston-Salem, the team’s name will temporarily change to the Winston-Salem Hyphens, reports Lillian Johnson at the Triad Business Journal. New merchandise, including hats and T-shirts, are already on sale online. Game-day jerseys will be auctioned off, with all proceeds going towards charity.

I distinguish between hyphens (short) and dashes (long) all the time (see the search box in the upper right), so I gotta like this article. Here’s a picture of their T-shirts: