An Old Lesson

I made this point back before the internet, when I first started writing. I don’t think I’ve run into this point since! Be careful with pointless metaphors:

…except I said not to do this. Say the note (or email now, I guess) is from you, not your desk!

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“Kind” is singular, “kinds” is plural, right? And “this” and “that” are singular and “these” and “those” are plurals. Right? Right! Then make them agree!

Last panel in the middle row. She gets it wrong.

It’s “those kinds,” Luann! Thank you, Mrs. Clemens, for teaching me this. I learned a lot in sixth grade…

I don’t generally post two consecutive comics, but these are on the same topic. You know these words, right?

Okay, supply some definitions:

Tautology (you caught the “no not” and “unintentional accident,” right?)
Oxymoron
Obfuscation

A mondegreen is a misunderstanding of the words in a song. You can find reference to a few more by using the search box in the upper right corner. Here’s another one:

Got any mondegreens you like? Feel free to mention them in the comments.

PS—I ran into another one:

Scott Meyer does a pretty good job of illustrating meaningful content with nonsense. So ignore their conversation (unless you want a few laughs) and pay attention to the headings of the panels.