Language Log

From the cartoon Ham and Wonder (by "lapsed linguist" Joe), an adventure in garden pathing, with a bit of explanation:

Today's Non Sequitur:

We've been reprinting or linking to Rob Balder's PartiallyClips comics for more than six years. (I believe that this was our first link, and this was our second one.) Now Rob has handed the strip over to Tim Crist, who started right out with a lexicographical theme:

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A Bizarro leap forward in animal abilities:

A sequence from Pat Brady and Don Wimmer's Rose Is Rose, January 4 and 5:

(Hat tip to JC Dill.)

Today's Pearls Before Swine:

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Today's Cathy:

… and anticipations of media to come (courtesy of the Pinheads):

In Wiley Miller's Non Sequitur for 12/14/2009, Danae resists grammar instruction:

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It's been a while since we posted on differences between the sexes, so here's a Zippy on the subject:

Yes, I know, this isn't really about language, but Language Log stumbled into sex differences a few years ago, mostly thanks to Leonard Sax and Louann Brizendine (via David Brooks).

In today's Stone Soup, Val tries to catch up:

Yesterday's Sally Forth:

Yesterday's Get Fuzzy: