Language Log

The most recent xkcd illustrates the problem of multiple comparisons:

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An old joke, attributed originally to Sidney Morgenbesser, is replayed in cartoon form at YourMometer for 3/31/2011:

{Hat tip to Alex Baumans.]

According to Ian Sherr, "Apple, Microsoft Hire Linguists to Duel Over App Store Name", WSJ 3/30/2011:

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) have both hired linguists to serve as experts in the tech titan's ongoing battle over whether or not the government can grant a trademark for the term "app store."

Today's Zits:

In current rotation on Doonesbury, Bernie (Mike's boss) is pitching an idea to Sid (Boopsie's agent):

Today's SinFest:

The latest xkcd:

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The most recent xkcd:

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Dinosaur Comics for 3/9/2011:

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The most recent xkcd takes on the scourge of Trochee Fixation:

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In the latest Tom The Dancing Bug:

All you whomophiles who were outraged by last month's casual reference to the death of whom, your day joke has come!

Today's Zits:

Today's SMBC imagines the invention of an implantable grammar corrector, the whom-o-matic tooth: