Grammar Comment

—but not much else. Remember, when it’s the object of a preposition (in this case “with”) we use “whom,” not “who.”

Nice little reminder, though.

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First the comic:

Third panel. I think the implication of switching to Courier is that it’s an expression of poverty or desperation. Courier came from typewriters, which assign the same amount of space to each letter, a simpler and less sophisticated way of making letters. This type of font is called monospaced. Arial was developed by Apple. It has a reputation for being easy to read, especially on computer screens, which typically (especially in the early years) have lower resolution than paper. Arial is a proportional font. Letters that are wider (such as “m”) get more space on the line than narrower letters (such as “i”)

So what’s your favorite font?

The difference between serif and sans serif fonts is a topic for another post.

Put a suffix on something new!

In this case, the suffix is “gate.” You get the idea. Back when I was a kid, and short skirts came out, everybody started saying mini this and mini that, followed by maxi this and maxi that.

When this happens, linguists say the item is productive.

I posted about the difference between these two words a while back (look up either word in the search box) but since someone mentioned it again, I figured I’d post again. Besides, who reads this blog often enough that they’d see it twice?

Venomous means it bites you; poisonous means you bite it. Don’t do either.

The Writing Rag is a grammar blog, but this post is about drawing, a topic I really have no cause to comment on or complain about, because I frequently use comics for illustrations, and most comics are more caricature than realistic. Still, this caught my attention.

Their house must be paper thin! Ever try to hug someone through separate windows, around the mullion? And how was she able to reach his chest?

At least they got apostrophe correct on neighbors’.