Language Log

From today's SMBC (click on the image for the full panel):

Dinosaur Comics for 8/26/2013:

Click on the image for a larger version that lacks some mouseover text helpfully glossing what is expressed by “*sigh*”.

Hat tip: Bonnie Krejci

"Frazz", Sept. 4, 2013:

From "Zits" for August 30, 2013 — the episode just before the one featured in "Earworms and white bears":

Zits for 8/31/2013:

Tom the Dancing Bug for 8/23/2013 starts this way:

Read the whole thing.

Today's Six Chix strip, from Benita Epstein:

Or, "Do you have any quotes that will fit my story line?"

Two Guys and Guy for 5/29/2013 offers a rare case of litotes with the classical motivation of modesty:

The latest xkcd explains:

Mouseover message: "But the rules of writing are like magic spells. If you never acquire them, then not using them says nothing."

From Jeff DeMarco:

Don't know if you saw this, but it seems appropriate. I don't seem to be able to access the original, though. This one is from a Facebook posting.

From Head Trip for 7/6/2006, someone who feels strongly about spelling:

Today's Pearls Before Swine:

…has been featured in the last three Big Nate strips, starting with this one: