Rhyming Humor
No lesson today, just some excessive rhyming.
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Pun and Vocabulary Lesson
Last panel: You know that the pun is on the word “corn.” What’s a kern? Kerning is adjusting the space between letters so they look like the right amount of space is between them. Unlike what typewriters did. Look at AWA and MNM. If you put a vertical straightedge between the letters, you can see […]
Another May-Can Item
First panel. I suppose both “may” and “might” could fit here. Or “could,” which means “might-can.”
May vs Can
Coloquial English often uses “may” as a mild version of “might.” Here’s an example of another misuse, neglecting that “may” is asking permission, not describing the ability to do something. I had a job a while back writing some math curriculum for IBM. The PhDs in charge insisted that we use “can” when “may” would […]
Right or Correct?
Those two words are sometimes close synonyms, but they can have a significane difference, too. Last panel: Right and wrong can have a moral meaning, but correct and incorrect are limited to the facts. Most of the time.
